United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Public Affairs (A—107)
Washington, D C 20460
Reprinted May 1977
First Printing October 1973
EPA Fun
with the
Environment
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Prepared by
Office of Public Affairs
EPA Region VIII
Denver, Colorado
For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402
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„ FUN-AS-YOU-LEARN book
for KIDS WHO CARE
about the
ENVIRONMENT
THAT'S A VERY BIG WORD!
Bet you can learn to spell it!
Bet you can learn to tell it.
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Here is a little fish
in a bowlful of
ENVIRONMENT. Do
you think he should
be in a bowlful of
water? You are
right! Water IS
his ENVIRONMENT.
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This penguin lives
at the South Pole.
He likes his
ENVIRONMENT cold.
(Color the letters;
even the ones
that are missing.)
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You could not live
under the earth, but this
worm likes it there. It
is his ENVIRONMENT.
(Color the letters around
the worm with pencil
or crayon.)
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This lizard and cactus
live in a desert. They like
their ENVIRONMENT
hot and dry. (Fill in
the missing letters.)
This is you in your
ENVIRONMENT. Draw
yourself in the space.
(All the letters are
missing here. Can you
fill them in?)
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If you can spell it in a circle,
you can spell it in a straight line. Try it.
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You know what ENVIRONMENT means, too.
It is what is around every living thing.
It is what every living thing needs for life.
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Each living thing
must have
EARTH,
WATER,
and AIR
in its
ENVIRONMENT,
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share the same
ENVIRONMENT.
Most plants
and animals
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just anywhere. •
They must have
just the right
ENVIRONMENT.
For some, it must
not be too hot.
For some, it
must not be
too cold.
Most
eat only
certain foods
found
only in a
certain
ENVIRONMENT.
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People
can live
almost anywhere
on earth. They
can grow their
~~~ food and
eat many
different kinds 354
of food.
People can
wear clothes
ind build houses
protect
themselves
from the
weather.
People can
even leave
their ENVIRONMENT.
0 Man went to the moon.
There was land, but it grew no food.
There was no water
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and no air.
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some of his
ENVIRONMENT
with him. But
he could not stay long.
Some things would die if they moved just an inch
from their ENVIRONMENT.
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people.
They all shared their
ENVIRONMENTS very nicely.
As the years went by, there were
more and more people.
More people needed
more homes. To build them,
more trees were cut down. Wild
animals also used the trees
for homes. They had to move.
More people needed more food.
To grow more food, more
land was needed. The wild
animals had less and less
room and food. Soon there
were fewer wild animals.
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More people
needed more things.
More factories were built.
Insects ate much of man's
crops. So man began spraying
poison on the crops to kill
the insects. But the poison
also killed birds and other
animals that ate the insects.
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Factories use much water. Some
factories pour used, dirty water
back into the streams and rivers.
The animals that live
in the streams and rivers
began to get sick and die.
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There were more and more cars.
Fumes from cars and factories
put poisons into the air.
Trees and plants in the cities
began to get sick and die.
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More people made more litter.
More people made more noise.
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Man looked around
at his ENVIRONMENT.
Too much of it was dirty,
ugly, and noisy. Sometimes it
made PEOPLE get sick and die.
Man had been thoughtless
of his ENVIRONMENT.
He could not go back.
But he could not go on
being thoughtless.
MAN BEGINS TO CLEAN UP
HIS ENVIRONMENT.
Young trees are being planted
as old trees are cut down.
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There are places where wild
animals are protected. There
are laws to protect others.
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Scientists are working to
find new ways to kill insects
Ways which won't harm
birds and other animals.
More and more factories are taking
the poisons from their smoke and
cleaning their used water.
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Engineers are working
to design motors that
won't poison the air.
Many people are riding
buses or bicycles. That means
fewer cars on the streets.
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A REAL-LIFE HORROR STORY
HOW MILD MEMBERS OF AN AVERAGE FAMILY
TURN INTO THOUGHTLESS POLLUTERS
HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Walk —
or ride a bicycle —
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Mr. Average leaves And he becomes a Cut down on air
for work. GLUT by driving to pollution and
work alone! traffic noise.
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HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Wear another dress —
or wash it out
by hand —
or plan ahead
to always wash
a full load.
(Power companies have
pollution problems too.)
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The dress Mrs. She runs the washer
Average wants to for just one dress
wear to P.T.A. is dirty, and becomes a GLUT!
Save electricity and
water. Cut down on air
and water pollution.
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HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Use both sides
of the paper.
Sister Sue is an Now she's a GLUT! Save paper. (Paper
artist. See how she's is made from trees.)
wasting paper! Make less trash.
HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Since the oven is on
anyway, try to cook
some of the vegetables
and other foods with
the roast, and not use
the burners so much.
Mrs. Average has a She cooks the rest of the Save electricity or
big roast cooking in meal on top of the stove gas; help cut
the oven. and becomes a GLUT! down on air pollution.
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HOW TO UN-GLUT:
1. Run just enough
water to get wet.
2. Turn off water.
3. "Soap up."
4. Turn on water.
5. Run just enough
water to rinse off.
(The average shower takes
up to 60 gallons of water)!
Brother Ben decides And he becomes a Save GALLONS of
to take a shower. GLUT by using water. Save the gas
GALLONS of water. that heats the water.
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HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Use poisons sparingly
(read the labels) and
only when necessary —
one bug doesn't kill
a rose bush.
Mr. Average finds a By overspraying it Keep from killing
bug on his favorite with a poison, he birds, toads, and
rose bush. becomes a GLUT! other insect-eaters.
HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Respect other
people's right to
NOT hear it!
TURN IT DOWN!
Brother Ben wants But he plays it too Keep down
to play some music. loud and becomes a noise pollution.
GLUT!
HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Use just the lights
you need. Turn off
lights, TV and radio
when you are done
with them.
Sister Sue
decides to go
outdoors to play.
And she becomes a
GLUT when she
leaves the room.
Save electricity and
help conserve our
energy.
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HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Others can use
things you don't need.
Recycle them —have
a garage sale or
give them to a
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charitable group.
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Find out where to
give in your town.
Mr. Average and They throw away Save natural resources
brother Ben clean things that can still by not constantly
out the basement. be used. GLUTS! needing new things.
HOW TO UN-GLUT:
Make a rag bag. Worn-
out clothes, towels
and sheets are good
cleaning rags. They
can be washed again
and again.
Mrs. Average keeps
a clean house.
But she uses many,
many paper towels and
becomes a GLUT
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Save paper. (Paper
is made from trees).
Cut down on trash.
HOW TO UN-GLUT:
If there's no place
for it, take your
trash home to your
own trash can.
Remember:
Every
Litter Bit
Hurts!
After a picnic, the But the GLUTS
Averages find that the leave their trash
trash cans are full. anyway!
Keep wind-blown
trash from littering.
SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO BECOME A GLUT? JUST UN-THINK!
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE FUN
"Crossword" means that the
words cross each other:
Some words go "across".
Some words go "down".
"ACROSS" words
Every Litter Bit 1 !
Trash where it doesn't belong, is called 3 .
The _A_ is what every living thing needs for
life, (already filled in)
9 are good to clean with. Save them.
J3_ needs to help the ENVIRONMENT!
Each living thing must have 14 in its
ENVIRONMENT.
Dirty water from factories kills many J6_.
People, animals, and 18 live on Earth.
When you run the shower too long, you 21
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When something is not nice to look at, it is 23 .
24 put much poison into the air.
What is the missing word in each
sentence below?
Find the number of each word in the puzzle.
The FIRST letter of that word goes in
the box with the number.
"DOWN" words
When you leave a room, 2 ¦ ll the
lights.
Paper is made from 4 .
Each living thing must have 5 in its
ENVIRONMENT.
The ENVIRONMENTS of many 6 have been
hurt by man.
7 bothers people and hurts ears.
10 ¦ 19 good, used items. Don't throw
them away.
Too many 12 have hurt the ENVIRONMENT.
Each living thing must have is in its
ENVIRONMENT.
Most birds eat 17 .
It's easy to be a 20 . Just "un-think"!
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THE PRESIDENT'S ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH AWARDS
COLOR—CLEAN this ENVIRONMENT and give it to your teacher. Color IN what you
like in this environment. Color OVER what you don't like. (See back of page.)
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What are you doing to help your environment?
(Please check the boxes)
¦ If where I need to go is not too far, I walk or
ride my bicycle. I don't ask to be taken in a car.
¦ I never throw trash on the ground. I put it in
the nearest trash can.
¦ I don't make loud noise where it can bother
other people.
¦ I don't waste water.
¦ I don't throw trash in lakes or streams.
¦ I help sort things from the trash that can be
recycled.
¦ I don't waste paper.
¦ I help keep our yard neat and clean.
¦ I pick up litter on my school yard.
I let my mother know in advance when I need
something washed. (Like my gym suit).
¦ I don't waste electricity.
I always clean up trash after a picnic or camp-
out.
I don't bother wild animals. I leave them and
their homes alone.
I remind other people to protect the environment.
I love this earth. I want it to be left nice for MY
children.
¦ I plan to start a club (or)
¦ I belong to a club that works to help our neigh-
borhood environment.
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The name of the club is: (Please print)
Some of the things we have done or plan to do are:
tell us what you like about your environment, (your neighborhood)
What DON'T you like about your environment? (your neighborhood)
Dear Teacher:
You can help stimulate an interest in ecology
in this child and among all your students.
The President's Environmental Youth Awards
were created to encourage and recognize student
involvement in cleaning up the environment.
For information on how to enroll your class,
club or school in the program write:
The President's Environmental
Youth Awards (A-107)
Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S. W.
Washington, D. C. 20460
Certificates bearing the Presidential seal and
signature are granted students who participate
in award-winning projects.
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