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Students ’ materials for sustainable development Classes IIIA, IIIB,II IC Prof.ssa Anna Maria Bevacqua. The Three R’s . Active citizenship . A suggestion to be an active citizen: “ Small action , taken colletively , can add up to real change ” Classe IIIA.
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Students’ materialsforsustainabledevelopment Classes IIIA, IIIB,IIIC Prof.ssa Anna Maria Bevacqua The Three R’s
Activecitizenship. A suggestiontobeanactive citizen: “Smallaction, takencolletively, can add up torealchange”Classe IIIA
Make the recycling collection Try to make the recycling collection both at home and at school
Use your bike Don’t use private cars if you do short journeys
Use public transports Don’t pollute the air and use the public transporttomove
Useglasses and plates Don’t use plastic plates and bags
Use biodegradable bags When you go the grocery store use biodegradable bags
Use eco-friendly nappies Traditional nappies’s degradation requires 500 years
Use low consumption light bulbs they consume 5 times less and last 10 times longer
Userechargeablebatteries Batteries can be recharged up to 500 times
A-Z SUSTAINABLE AlphabetClasse III C
ousehold waste
ecycle educe euse
ltraviolet radiation
ero-energy consumption
Glossary Classe IIIB
Chlorofluorocarbons Chemicalhazardouscompoundswidelyusedasrefrigerants, cleaningsolvents and aerosol propellants
Ecology The studyof the relationshipbetweenplants, animals, people and theirenvironment
Acid rain It is caused by acid discharged into the atmosphere from factories
Green peace Active environmentalist group
Ozone Thin layer of triatomic oxygen that absorbs the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation
Pollution The contamination of water, air and atmosphere by means of poisonous chemicals and other substances
Biodegradable What decomposes without any special treatment and is thrown away without causing pollution
Overpopulation Excessive population of an area causing depletion of natural resources and environmental deterioration.
Melting of ice caps When a high latitude region that is covered with ice becomes smaller and slowly disappears
Global warming The rise in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere and of oceans
Did you know ... Classe IIIA
Burning plastic releases dioxins and nanoparticles, highly polluting substances for man