Radience

Reducing Our Impact on Earth K-ESS3-3

NGSS

the careful management and use of resources

Conservation explained in an easy to understand way.

the process of clearing forests

The process of clearing forests

Deforestation

The process of clearing forests. Deforestation. In simple terms, deforestation is cutting down trees in forests which can hurt animals and the environment.

an energy source made of the remains of organisms that lived long ago, like coal or oil

Fossil fuel explained in an easy to understand way.

a natural resource that is consumed faster than it can be created

Nonrenewable resource explained in an easy to understand way.

adding harmful substances to the land, water or air

Pollution explained in an easy to understand way.

recovering useful material from waste for reuse

Recovering useful material from waste for reuse

Recycling

Recovering useful material from waste for reuse. Recycling. Recycling is when we take old things we don't need anymore and turn them into something new and useful.

a resource that is replaced by nature more quickly than it is consumed

Renewable resource explained in an easy to understand way.

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