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= __Earth is Our Home __: = =Differentiate between types of recyclables and state how to start a recycling center in your home or Girl Scout meeting place = __Activity __: At one or more troop meetings, research and discuss the different types of recyclables using the provided web resources. Create a short presentation on the importance of recycling, how the types should be separated, and how you plan to start a recycling center in your home or Girl Scout meeting place. Present the information to your parents or the meeting place coordinator. With their permission, implement your plan for the new recycling center.

The following websites may be useful: Environmental Protection Agency Recycling website for kids National Institute of Environmental Health website for kids This rubric will be used to evaluate your presentation: 

=Explain the benefits of natural cleaning products as compared to chemical cleaners = __Activity __: Research the impact of chemical household cleaners. As a group, develop a list of reasons natural cleaners may be more beneficial than chemical cleaners. Try one of the natural cleaners provided at home with a parent.

Suggested websites for research: EPA website: household cleaners World watch organization

Natural cleaner recipes: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The green guide home cleaners <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Care2 cleaners

=<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Care for the trees or flowers in your area by developing gardening skills = __<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Activity __<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Locate an area that could use attention and obtain permission. This can be done as an individual or group activity. Tend to your garden for two to three months. Keep a journal detailing the dates you worked and what was done at each visit. Then enter your journal information as a blog in the discussion forum on this site called Garden Log. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The following rubric will be used to evaluate your journal: <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">

=<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Give an example of solar power by roasting a marshmallow using the sun = __<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Activity __<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: Roast marshmallows using solar energy by following the instructions in the document below. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">