OUR PLANETIS

SICK! TOo MUCH POLLUTION TOo MUCH TRASH

TOo MANY PEOPLE NOBODY CARES

the Problem is big

but the solution

can be

fun!

energy

making energy is a

dirtyjobthemore we use

the more we have to make

use less!

don't be afraid of the dark

if you leave a room

flip a switch

if we turn off the lights in 1 classroom for 1 hour we stop 2 pounds of pollution

1 energy efficient bulb lasts longer than 10 normal bulbs

switch old bulbsfor better bulbs

don't forget torecycle

it costs only 1 cent an hour to run a fan

fans makethe

world a cooler place

use fans

insteadofac

Need a reason to wear your favorite sweater? Turn the heat down and wear it in the house

1 degree lower uses 5% less energy

Warm blankets can help you use less heating at night

Do The Savethe

Planet Shuffle!

Dancing for 10 minutes can also help you warm up

shake right shake left sunrise smile

to the ground

turn off light one more time be the tree

plant a flower one more flower

it's not a flower!

..but a cactus!!

Think before

you throw

The garbage is piling up!

There is an island of

trash bigger than texas in the middle of the ocean

No more plastic, please

Plastic can take 1,000 years to disappear

Reuse plastic bottles to make a :

vasepencil holder

boat hour glass

Plastic bottles are recycled into soccer uniforms

Paper projectsOld newspapers can be used to :

wrap a gift

clean up after your dog

in the amazon They cut down

enough trees to fill Pennsylvania

for making paper each year

make a pinata

s

There are other waysto save paper:

Use both sides of a piece of paper.

Use hand towels and ragsinstead of paper towels

2 tons of recycled paper = 17 trees saved

learnto make origamiwith used paper

Bad BatteriesBatteries are full of poison which is bad for humans and the planet

Userechargeable ones!!!!!

1 rechargeable battery = 1,000 regular ones

Unplug yourself Spend at least 1 hour a day without electronicsPlay board games with your family

Go outside and play sports

f i i i i i i

TVs use power even when they are turned off...

Unplug them

THE NATURAL WAY

Nature works well by itself

We need to work with itnot against it

Gofor abike ride

You could make 1,000 bikes

with what it takes to make 1 car

Bikes are better than cars

There was a 9 day traffic jam in China that was 62 miles long

Take a hike Hang out with the planet

We are mammals 38 others types of mammals are extinct

Go to the park, beach, or forest

clean up after yourself

The Taiga forest is the biggest ever It has 1/3 of the world's trees

Dream of the future What does your future planet look like?

The earth is the 5th biggest planet in our solar system

Draw your

planet

30% of the earth is land70% is water

Eco-Party!

Celebrate Earth Daya day for everyone to help the planet

The planet earth is 4.6 billion years old

eco-rapSave the planet! Save the trees!If you like honey, save the bees.Save the forest, if you like to breath.If you see someone litter, tell them to FREEEZE!!!

Save the planet! Save the sky!Let's come together, you and I.Tell the plastic bottles, say bye bye.If you love nature, put your hands up HIIIGH!!!

Save the planet! Save the sun!If there are no parks, where will we run?It's a long hard job, but it must be done.If were gonna make a change, let's make it FUUUN!!!

Save the planet! Save the beach!Let's set a goal, that we can reach.If you don't wanna help then take a seat.And if they don't know, then you must TEEEAAACH!

The first Earth Day happened in San Francisco in 1970

Help the worldbreath Plant atree

1 tree makes 260 pound of oxygen

per year

A tree can live for thousands of years

...If you can't plant

adopt!Find a tree

name it give it a hug

go backhug it again

Name:____________________Type of Tree:_____________Location: ________________Date of first hug: ________

Spread theword

we are overcrowdedand very few of them know how to help

Carpool the cool way to get to school

Buses and trains are even better

There are 480,000 school buses driving every day

Make a mapDraw your route to schoolWhich friends do you pass on the way?

Cars are the most recycled things in the world

Get by with a little help from your friendsThere is no "i" in team

4 people are bornevery second

start a Mr. Blu Club at your school !

talk to your best friends

6.93 billion people live on this planet

Family FirstWe learn a lot from our parents

they can learn a little from us

"A family is one of nature's masterpieces" George Santayana

use beans as pieces

Download and print the bigger version on ortablu.org/mrblu

Playfor the planet!

The fun way is always the best way to make a change

Be creativeToys get old and breakDon't throw them away

13 million toys end up in landfills each year

Pass them on or... Try and make a new one !

or an art project

Many famous artists use recycled parts

Make an Eco-Superhero!

What powers does he have?________________________________________________________________________________

bad guy

Sharing is caring

Don't be selfish!

When you finish with this book pass it on to someone else!

Join the Mr. Blu Club on ortablu.org/mrblu

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