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Taking a Bike Ride Through Bladensburg Waterfront Park

With over 18 million people living in the Chesapeake Bay watershed it’s hard to imagine that one person can make a difference.

However, everyone has an impact on the health of the watershed. When we dispose of our trash properly, the water will be clean and the animals that live in and around the bay will be healthy. Hover over the yellow blinking dots under Spencer to see how he's helping to make a difference!

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Spencer is reducing plastic waste by using a reusable water bottle and getting some fresh air on one of Prince George's County's beautiful walking trails.
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Spencer is helping to keep Prince George's County clean by picking up litter around his neighborhood.

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Spencer is respecting the environment by throwing his trash in the correct waste bin.

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Spencer is preparing for recycling day in Prince George's County by placing his recyclables into the recycling bin. He is recycling cans, plastic bottles, paper, and glass!

Storm Drain Filled with Litter

Do you see what happens when litter is carelessly thrown on the ground? Rain carries the litter into nearby storm drains. The litter then travels to the Chesapeake Bay, hurting animals and the environment!

A word from Spencer

Spencer Says:

My name is Spencer the Sprout, I’m on a mission to keep my home, Prince George’s County, Maryland, clean and beautiful. I want you to help me.
Spencer the Sprout
When we put trash in its proper place, animals that live on land and in the water aren’t exposed to litter which can harm them.
Spencer the Sprout
When it rains, the wind can carry litter directly to a nearby water body like a stream or river or the wind can carry the litter to a storm drain that empties directly into the river. This is why we must put our trash in its proper place when we are finished.
Spencer the Sprout
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Read the book for grades 3-5 first, or visit the other grade's books!

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Grades 3-5 Clean and Beautiful Cover

Clean and Beautiful
(Grades 3-5)

Download the book by clicking the yellow download arrow below, or open the book right away by clicking the book cover!

Grades K-2 Clean and Beautiful Cover

Clean and Beautiful
(Grades K-2)

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Clean and Beautiful
(Grades 6-8)

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Clean and Beautiful
(Grades 9-12)

Flip through the Clean and Beautiful book below!

Below are the Clean and Beautiful Activities for Grades 3-5. Each activity is worth points! Some activities are graded automatically for correctness and some are not. When you submit an activity, a popup will show with either the points you gained or a button to click that will award you points after completing the activity. The page may need refreshed to show points earned.

All activities can be completed multiple times, but can only collect points once per day. You must be registered and logged in to gain and track points! To track your points, click "My Profile". This will show your overall total points and a breakdown of how they were earned!

Good luck, make Spencer proud!

Spencer Teaching

Start Here!

Rockfish

Activity 1 (5 points)

Share with a friend one way you can help do your part to keep the Chesapeake Bay healthy!

Don't have social media? Tell them in person or on the phone! Once you share, click on the platform that you shared from to earn points!

Essie the Turtle

Activity 2

Spencer Thinking

Essie Black the Eastern Box Turtle

Kids Looking at Essie the Turtle
When I was at school, I learned the story of Essie Black the Eastern Box Turtle. Essie Black lived in Allen Pond Park in Bowie, Maryland. Oh, how Essie loved to swim in the pond. She loved to see the children laughing, running, and playing at the park. Though she never got too close. She was afraid she might get stepped on.
Essie Black would find food to eat all around the pond including plants, insects, and fish. One day while taking a swim, Essie thought she saw a fish swimming above her in the water. She quickly grabbed the fish.
Oh no!!! It was no fish at all! It was a plastic snack bag left behind on the playground by one of the children. It got swept up by the wind and the rain and eventually ended up in the pond where Essie lived. After Essie Black ate the plastic snack bag, she became very sick. She started feeling full all the time and began to lose her appetite.

There are stories like Essie’s all around the world. When animals mistake pollution for food, it can cause them great danger that can lead to death.

Activity 2 (15 points)

There are stories like Essie’s all around the world. When animals mistake pollution for food, it can cause them great danger that can lead to death. For each question you answer correctly below, you earn 5 points!

Reading Comprehension

Baltimore Oriole

Activity 3

Maryland Blue Crab

Do you remember?

These animals, fish, and insects can be found in the Prince George’s County portion of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Study these items and then scroll down for a memory challenge.

Orange Butterfly Sitting

Monarch Butterfly

Turtle

Terrapin Turtle

Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole

Maryland Blue Crab

Maryland Blue Crab

Rockfish

Rockfish

Deer

Deer

Activity 3: (12 points)

Spencer is known to have a pretty good memory. How is yours? If you complete this activity, you get 12 points! Check off each item you remember from above then hit submit. Each correct answer is worth 2 points.

Spencers Hands Recycling a Water Bottle

Activity 4

Teenagers Throwing Away Trash

Activity 4: (5 points)

Spencer Riding a Bike

Activity 5

Kid Carelessly Throwing Litter onto the Ground

Activity 5: (5 points)

Read the poem to three people to help Spencer spread the word about picking up litter. Once you are done, click the picture of the boy throwing trash away to earn your points!

Litter, litter everywhere tossed on the ground without a care Oh no! The animals think it is a treat, but litter isn’t food they should eat! Don’t just walk by and stare, pick up the litter and do your share. Dare to keep our streets clean and gorgeous so we’ll continue to enjoy the beauty of Prince George’s!

Dog Carrying Litter
Boy Properly Disposing of Litter

Wasn’t that a nice poem that Spencer wrote?

Baltimore Oriole

Activity 6

Turtle

Impress Spencer by studying the map to the below and correctly naming the watershed for the places on the map.

Now it's time to show what you know! The sub-watersheds are labeled below the map. Drag the sub-watershed to the correct place on the map!

Hand Holding a Blue Reusable Water Bottle

Activity 7

Dolphin Catching Plastic Bottle

Activity 7: (10 points)

You are doing great! Show off your recycling skills by placing all words correctly in the blanks. All words can only be used once. When you are done, add 10 more points to your score.

Word Bank:

trash • reused • reduce • recycle • neighborhood • litter • plastic bottle • watershed
Spencers Hands Recycling a Water Bottle
Ladybug in a Bottle
Dolphin Catching Plastic Water Bottle
Hand Holding a Resuable Water Bottle
Spencer and Friend Reading
Spencers Hands Recycling a Water Bottle

Activity 8

Spencer Reading the Grades 3-5 Clean and Beautiful Book

Do you know where your trash goes?

Do you know where your trash goes? Match the trash below with its correct destination! Some locations will be used more than once.

In Prince George’s County, we can get rid of the things we no longer want and take care of the environment at the same time.

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Activity 8: (16 points)

Help show Spencer that you know where each item belongs. Drag the waste item to the place it goes. For each correct match, you earn 4 more points towards your score!

Orange Butterfly Sitting

Activity 9

Ladybug

Activity 9: (15 points)

Spencer would like to start off by seeing how much you already know about protecting the environment. Use the definitions to unscramble each word and start earning points towards your score!

Sun

Activity 10

Spencer with a Red Backpack

Activity 10: (12 points)

Congratulations! You have made it to the tenth and final activity!

Thank you for completing the Clean and Beautiful Activities for Grades 3-5!

Remember to keep Spencer and friends in mind and always reduce, reuse, and recycle!
Click Here to go to Grades 6-8 Activities!

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Spencer with a Red Backpack
Hi there! My name is Spencer the Sprout.

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Activity 1

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