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Clean and Beautiful
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Below are the Clean and Beautiful Activities for Grades 6-8. 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!

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Frog

Start Here

Turtle

Activity 1: (20 points)

These questions require you to research on your own. You may search for this information on the internet. Some example websites include Maryland Department of Natural Resources (https://dnr.maryland.gov/waters/) and the Chesapeake Bay Program (www.chesapeakebay.net)

Bonus Activity (10 points)

You've got 60 seconds!
Deer

Activity 2

Yellow Flowers
Map Image

Activity 2: Watersheds Close to Home (20 Points)

Prince George’s County has several smaller watersheds or sub-watersheds. Can you study the map above and help Spencer by writing the name of the sub-watershed next to the places listed below?

Example:
Prince George’s County Community College: Anacostia River Watershed

Bonus Answers (6 Points)

Bonus Achievement (10 Points)

Timed Challenge: You and a friend have 60 seconds to list animals, birds, and plants you are likely to encounter when you visit natural areas in the watershed. The person who named the most gets 10 Points. If you didn’t win, challenge someone else until you do.

You've got 60 seconds!

Bonus Questions (16 Points)

Purple Butterfly

Activity 3

Blue Butterfly

Solve the maze to move forward!

Pink Flowers

Activity 4

Blue Flowers

Activity 4: Find the Pollutants!

Study the picture. List all of the things that have the potential to pollute our water.

Spot the Pollutants
Baltimore Oriole

Activity 5

Turtle

Activity 5: Anagrams

An Anagram is a word or phrase that comes from rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

Activity : Solve these Anagrams to discover common types of litter found in our watershed.

Example Anagram: Slags

Solved Word or Phrase: Glass

Anagram

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Challenging (3 Points)

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Blue Recycling Bin

Activity 6

Aluminum Cans

Let's do a trash audit! What's in your trash? Type your answers in the blank spaces. Once you complete a row, click the button at the end of the row to add more items!

For example, if you find a banana peel in your trash, it will go under the "Compostable" section, because it's a food scrap.

Spencer Teaching

Activity 7

Orange Butterfly Sitting

How can I help?

We each have a responsibility to take care of our environment. Sometimes we think items are biodegradable and will disappear when we throw them on the ground. This is especially true when things we discard are small. All of us have used plastic straws to sip our favorite drinks. These straws, while small, are harmful to the environment if not properly discarded. We usually think they are small enough to not be harmful but that is not the case. Did you know that they now make straws from paper which are biodegradable?
We must put waste in its proper place. There are many ways to minimize the waste that we generate or to dispose of it properly.

Here are some examples:
Example: In 2018, the School Without Walls at Francis Stevens in Washington, D.C., won the Caring For Our Watersheds contest because they came up with the idea to have Finger Food Fridays. To reduce the use of plastic utensils in the cafeteria, students petitioned the school to only serve food that could be eaten with your hands on Fridays.
Example: A sauce jar can be reused to store food or even as a way to save money. Another example: We use reusable bottles for beverages to eliminate the need for plastic bottles.

Example: Plastic bottles can be converted into new uses like a park bench. All material that cannot be reused or recycled goes in a regular garbage bin where it is taken to a landfill. Items are stored at the landfill until they decompose.

Activity 7 (18 points)

Research and find out how long it would take the following items to decompose:

Grades 6-8 Spencer
Blue Recycling Bin

Activity 8

Aluminum Cans

It’s Time to Take Action In Your Own Community!

Now that you know the impact that litter has on our watershed, from the animals to the food that you eat, create a campaign or direct action that you can use to discourage other people from littering. Use this page to help you plan.

Note: If you choose to do a community clean up, the Prince George’s County Department of the Environment’s Litter Reduction Program can assist you by providing bags and gloves. Also, if you take any pictures or videos during your campaign, please use the hashtag #pgcsprout on social media.
Teenagers Cleaning Up Litter

These two students in Prince George's County took action in their community by safely cleaning up litter at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. They brought high-visibility clothing, a shovel, and a bag and gloves provided by Prince George's County Department of the Environment's Litter Reduction Program!

They really know how to keep Prince George's County Clean and Beautiful!

Maryland Blue Crab

Activity 9

Hand Holding a Reusable Water Bottle

Glossary

Study these definitions and then look for the new words we learned in the word search below. There may be a few bonus words that are not listed here.

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Thank you for completing the Clean and Beautiful Activities for Grades 6-8!

Remember to keep Spencer and friends in mind and always reduce, reuse, and recycle!

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