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There's so much you can do in your home, your neighborhood, and your school to make sure your environment is healthy. If the Earth's air, water, and land are healthy, then you and all living creatures will be healthier.
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As you complete these Earth Actions, check each box. After you have
finished all the steps, ask your instructor to award you a Defender of the Planet Certificate.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Read the KSE/News/Poster to learn about the problems caused by hazardous waste and toxic waste sites.
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Take a Toxic Tour Study the drawing of the "Steps to a Healthy Home" house. You will see many examples of items or activities that are bad for the Earth. Circle these items. How many did you find?
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"Become an Earth Inspector in Your Home" With parents or other adults, using the worksheet on p. 7, check out the toxicants and other environmental problems in your home. Using the initials given, show how to dispose of these products. List new safer products to replace hazardous products. For poor environmental practices discover good ones.
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Make a Community Resources "KSE Power Poster" Make a
colorful poster about toxic waste problems. List the organizations where you can get help to make your community healthier. List the phone number and
e-mail address for ATSDR (#1-888-422-8737 and ATSDRIC@cdc.gov). and the EPA (1-800-424-9346). Find phone and e-mail info on your State Public Health Department, your State Department of Natural Resources, your State Department of Pollution Control, your City's Public Offices, your City's Waste Disposal office, and whatever other organizations will help you keep your community protected from hazardous waste.
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Teach Grownups!! It's important that your parents or other adults learn about toxicants and toxic sites. Discuss what you have been learning about toxicants with these adults and then together use study pages 6, 7, and 8. After both you and an adult have thoroughly inspected your home, sign this worksheet on the lines below.
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