Oliver Takes Out the Trash

From PLUM LANDING · 2014

Oliver Takes Out the Trash
2 min1st2nd3rd4thScience
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Summary

Oliver discovers that trash doesn't just go 'away' -- his ends up piled along a riverbank. Armed with strong garbage bags and a jetpack, he sets out to clean up his mess.

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Ages 5+

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Oliver finds out where his trash really goes -- and does something about it.

  1. Where did Oliver's trash actually end up?
  2. How does litter hurt a river and the animals that live there?
  3. What is one thing you can do to make less trash?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: trash, litter, pollution.

Try it: List two ways your class could make less trash or keep it out of nature.