ACTIVITY BOOK * CO * ; r Wk !™v7 * JPj What does the U.S. EPA [_J * do to protect the [T environment? Turn the page to find out ------- EPA protects the water we use Water is too important to waste! Do you know how much water a family of four uses every day in the United States? 400 gallons! You could take up to 10 baths with that much water! What do you do to save uuater? H Turn off the faucet u>hile you brush your teeth. \M Wash your bike ujith a bucket and sponge instead of a hose. II Scrape food off your dirty dishes instead of rinsing them. Color these pictures that show how important it is to have clean water! Learn more at epa.gov/students ------- EPA protects the air we breathe by making sure it is clean and free from pollution so we can all breathe easy! AIR QUALITY INDEX EPA and /our State measure pollution in the air. They use the Air Quality Index to tell the people if the air is healthy or unhealthy. Color the air quality flags. GREEN - Good It's a great da/ to be active outside! YELLOW-Moderate It's a good day to be active outside. ORANGE-Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups It's OK to go outside and be active for recess or PE class. For longer activities, take it a little easier. RED - Unhealthy Take it a little easier if you do any outside activities. PURPLE-Very Unhealthy It's a good day to play inside. Hou> do you reduce air pollution? M Ride your bike H P ¦ Turn off the lights H V h Draw a picture of your favorite outside activity. Ride the bus Walk instead of ride in a car 4* Look up the Air Quality Index in your neighborhood at airnow.gov ------- EPA protects our health by making sure we know about hazards that are caused by chemicals, radiation, and pollution. UU THE ASTHMA GOLDFISH I % Things that make asthma worse are called triggers. These are "triggers" that can make breathing difficult for people with asthma. Dust Mites Mold Secondhand Smoke Pet Dander Cockroaches Pollen Too much UV radiation is unhealthy. Can you find the sunscreen? These vegetables have been washed. Color them yummy! Which of these do you do to protect your health? H Avoid too much sun and u>ear sunscreen. ¦ Wash fruits and vegetables before you eat them. II Avoid secondhand smoke. h Learn more at epa.gov/students it ------- Do you know that many plants and animals depend on each other in an ecosystem? EPA protects ecosystems by making sure that plants and animals have a clean and healthy place to live. /' y** *4* 4 -v > , \ \ Ai —( Color the animals in this ecosystem. Have you ever seen these where you live? m ji¦> 1 iTiTIiij7iTi|MTBTil¦ 1 ¦illTi¦ ¦ il Learn more at epa.gov/students ------- EPA protects the land where we live by cleaning up after the soil has been polluted. EPA helps reduce uuaste in landfills and creates neuu parks and neighborhoods in places that uuere once polluted. - Draw a line to connect each of these items to the correct bin. JUICE Food is too good to waste! What do you do to help reduce aiaste and pollution? ¦ Recycle as much as you can. I| Don't waste food. Only take food that you can eat. ¦ Save leftovers. Learn more at epa.gov/students ------- EPA protects our entire environment! What did you learn? Complete the crossword puzzle to show how much you learned. Go back and find the answers if you need to. DOWN 1. In the United States, a family of four uses about 400 of water every day 2. You can save water by turning off the when you brush your teeth. ACROSS 5. Avoid too much sun and wear to protect your skin. 6. Plants and animals live together in an 3. Cardboard and other types of paper should 7. Things that make asthma worse are be instead of thrown in the trash. 4. A purple air quality flag means that it is a good day to play . called . 8. A air quality flag means that it is a great day to play outside. I Learn more at epa.gov/students ------- What can you do? Word List compost learn pick up waste plant a tree recycle ride a bike save water turn off lights volunteer / k T P R 1 L H W G 0 T H J R P D U L E R M 0 P H G W Q X E E E R P B K 0 M 0 L N Q S P C E G N T 0 U { L Y R A H Y E Y R V 0 K X T Q B A 1 C 0 H F C T W F C Q M c E A Q M E R i L A C F D c D L R P E N L E S E T E L U p T V D S B D D Q E G N P 1 M D M H H J C T I 0 L J A B G M B K G P U I H A R T S L Z H E T S A W P u K C 1 P E P J T V A R E T A w E V A S B F Q S R D V L T A T Y F F i Q E c C 0 M P 0 S T X H P S C T F T V 0 L U N T E E R G J S A H 0 List 5 things you will do to help protect the environment '** Jr D EPA-171-K-17-00 v>EPA ------- |