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We spent the cool but sunny day learning about ways we can help our planet stay healthy for future generations. We listened to fun stories about kids who love nature, learned about earth-friendly ways of consuming all kinds of resources, and even participated in a butterfly migration. All four kids came away with brochures, ideas and plans for helping to take care of our world. |
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staying at our cousins' house in Ohio for four weeks, we made a last-minute
decision and took Sara and Addison with us for a week of Chicago adventures.
Our first stop was the Earth Day celebration in Lincoln Park.|
"We joined lots of other kids and adults and put on monarch butterfly wings. Then we followed the leader butterfly and migrated to Mexico and back to America, walking all around the Earth Day booths. If butterflies were gone, that would mean that the earth isn't very healthy. They are an important part of nature."--Amanda
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"They were talking about a whole bunch of stuff. ONE was don't pollute. When you need groceries, make one big trip instead of nine small trips, or just ride your bike. Another is to buy less packaged stuff so you can save some of the recourse that it was packaged in." --Addison |
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We learned about different ways of getting around that are less harmful to the planet. Biking and walking are always good ideas if you don't have far to go, but alternatives to gasoline-powered automobiles are becoming more available and affordable. "This car can go 450 miles on a tank of gas. I think it is amazing that it can go so far and pollute little if any." --Addison |
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We enjoyed entertainment from Indian musicians and Mexican dancers. Hundreds of different cultures share this planet. If we are to keep our planet healthy, it will take the cooperation of all countries and peoples. |
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"There are many types of alternative energy that don't require coal or oil that takes millions of years to produce. Wind energy, solar energy and water power are all renewable energy sources. As long as the sun shines, we will have energy. We are making plans to build an energy-efficient house that will use solar and wind power to reduce our use of the earth's resources."--Harrison |
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"We all tried soy nut butter, and loved it, especially Sara.
I ate a Not-Dog for lunch that had no meat in it. I thought it tasted
better than a regular hot dog. I learned that it takes 25 times as much
resources to make meat as it does to grow vegetarian food.
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"I learned that topsoil is the most important layer of dirt and that plants can help keep if from washing away. Topsoil has most of the nutrients in it and is needed to grow food and other plants. Another way to protect the soil is to use fertilizers and insecticides that don't harm the environment."--Amanda |
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