The Power of One

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The Power of One

• Notes to users
• This presentation was originally designed to be
  used with groups of Gr. 4/5/6 students with
  opportunities for the teacher to ask questions
  and students to answer
• The statistics on slide 5 will need to be changed
  to reflect your board
• The first few slides with the milk carton
  graphics load very slowly. Give you computer
  time to process all those graphic files!

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You
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Your class
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Your school
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All the schools in the HWCDS Board
There are 60 schools in the HWCDSB
There are more than 30,000 students in the HWCDSB
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What can I do to reduce garbage?
Re-usable containers
Recycle
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It adds up to make a difference
No recycling
With re-using and recycling
When everyone participates in the re-use and
recycling program, schools can reduce their
garbage by 60 or more!
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Why is it important to re-use and recycle?

• Garbage takes up a lot of space
• Making new packaging uses a lot of wood, oil,
  minerals and other natural resources
• Making new packaging uses a
• lot of energy that pollutes the air

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What uses energy at school?
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How can I know that energy is being used?

• Wherever there is a light on, energy is being
  used.
• For example, the computer monitor is still using
  energy if
• you can see the screen saver OR
• if there is a light glowing anywhere on the
  monitor
• Wherever there is heat, energy is being used.
• For example, if an electrical cord has a
  converter built in and it is warm to touch then
  energy is being used

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Your classroom
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Your school
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What can I do to reduce energy use?
Turn off the lights when you dont need them
(recess, lunch, sunny day)
Turn off the computer monitor when youre done
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Why is it important to conserve energy?

• Wasting energy creates more pollution than is
  necessary
• Energy costs are increasing
• If we increase the demand for energy we will need
  to build more plants to produce more energy.
  These energy plants are expensive

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Make a difference!

• Get involved at school
• Learn about the environment
• Show your friends and family what youve learned
• Give thanks and celebrate our Earth!