Petaluma Argus-Courier from Petaluma, California • 24

24 Petaluma Argus-Courier www.arguscouner.com Wednesday, April 25, 2001 unuum OBUUBNt This L'Jcch: L'JCSiO L'JciGllIno 2001 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, DesignertUustrator Vol. 17 No. 16 r- Local laughers submitted their favorite and jokes. Get ready for some giggles. HI, kkUI Mother Earth here asking for your help In making me a happier, healthier planet Always remember the three Rsl How do you get down off an elephant? You don't get down off an elephant, you get down off a duck.

Brian Shahbazian IViiai are file iree Cl's! And, how can they saw the earth! Every day the average kid makes about 3 pounds of trash, or more! That adds up to more than 1,000 pounds of trash a year! Nearly all of this trash ends up in landfills. But landfills are filling up and we are running out of places to put trash. Many experts agree that Americans must do something about the trash problem. They say that the problem is going to get worse. Is there anything we can do? The 3 Rs can help to beat the trash problem! What do you call a huge, ugly, slobbering, furry monster with cotton in his ears? Anything you want he can't hear you.

Katie Lane f-- -y What are two things you can't eat for breakfast? Lunch and dinner. Taylor Costa PfTTH fp We can make less trash. Buy things that don't use a lot of packaging. What do you call a cat that eats lemons? A sour puss. Kenzie Chelemedos We can change trash into something useful Before you toss anything into the trash can, think about how it could be used again.

Jars can be washed and used to store things. Plastic tLs can be used to pack food for lunches. Some trash can be turned into toys! Tf 4 I- vwvfi Have some fun while prcfccting our planet with the Scoop Game! Wash err; 7 tic milk Jugs and follow the directicas to male your scoops. 1, To make ayV Use the scoops to tossf scoop, cut ocan c. the If era away fee bottom and one side of a plastic milk jug as shown.

Watch your weight! One morning, weigh an empty trash can in your kitchen. Weigh it again at the aid of the day. How many pounds of trash does your family toss in one day? See if your jfamily can lose waste weight in a Which makes Icea trcch? Make juice from frozen concentrate and take it to school in a reusable plastic container, Tkash per week: What was Pluto when he was by a fire? A hot dog. Rebecca Cossey If there was one umbrella and a tall lady, a fat lady and a skinny lady, which one got wet? None. It wasn't raining.

Jackie Garcia Which football team always wears fresh uniforms? The New Jersey Giants. Abigail Chavez 4 i soda, milk, laundry 1. Save six or me: soap, dishwashing 4 i 2. Clean bottles there and remove die labels. 3.

Place the bottles in a triangle shape. Take a boxed juice in your school lunch, Trash per week: Why did the computer cross the road? To get a byte to eat Rachel Alves 4-4- Where do dogs hate to go? The flea market Cali Spradling 4-4-4- i bmndarteUnfc fieadng, 4. See how many you and your Mends can knock down with a medium-sized ball Standard Link: Earth Science; sludentsunderstand ways to oonserv bwitom. rnuttple-etep deecbona. Why do birds fly south for the winter? It's too far to walk.

Laura Nunes 4 4- Which weighs more, a 50 pound bag of bricks or a 50 pound bag of feathers? Neither. They weigh the same. Jesse Mossi 4- Follow each path to find out what new products can be made from different kinds of trash. If the Pilgrims had used aluminum cans at the first Thanksgiving, those cans would still be around today. An important way to reduce trash in landfills is to recycle it! Contact your local waste management company to find out what you can recycle.

Rrrrrrrrrr! Race through the newspaper and find 10 words that start with the letter How quickly can you put all ten words in ABC order? Why did Cinderella get kicked off the basketball team? Because she ran away from the ball. Caitlin Cam ill This symbol on a products packaging tells you that it can be recycled. Also, try to buy products that say Made from Recycled Materials' on the packaging, i packaging ra 7 Oi VtkP Saence; afferent them Standard Ltafc Earth students Identify resources and classify as renewable and Standards Uric language Arts; students organize word in order. 0 a EARTH ALERTiFACTS Where do football players eat their crackers? At the Soup-ier Bowl. Rosie Reese 4-4- What did the pig say on a hot day? I'm bacon.

Kirs tin Kohl 4- 4- What day were French fries invented? Fry-day. Todd Naify 4- Find the words in the puzzle, then in this weeks Kid Scoop stories and activities. What teen-aged, dinosaurs went to a private school? Prep-tiles. Julia Balmer-Martin Unscramble the words in CAPITAL letters to discover some fascinating facts about waste. Americans open their an average of 22 times a day.

You can save YEN REG by making fewer trips to the (DDIFREG and by keeping the ODOR open for only a few seconds. uooa 390193 A993N3 I dOiVU39IU33U I GAGCAPNIK materials make up about 30 of the trash in FALNUDSL 'STU30NV1 9NI9V0Vd i Making new SAGLS from old SLAGS containers is REGYEN efficient The 0RYGNEE saved by recycling one LASGS TOBUET could run your TV set for 3 hours. '311109 9 'SSV19 5 'A9U3N3 A9U3N3 6 'SSV19 2 'SSV19 1 REDUCE RECYCLE REUSE TRASH PLASTIC LANDFILLS EARTH ALERT WASTE PLANET PLACES PROBLEM MINUTE MILK BALL WmEWini Standards Unk: Letter sequencing Recognizing identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Standards Unk: Earth Science, students understand ways to conserve resources. Send your story to: Kid Scoop P.O. Box 1091 What is something you Petaluma 94953 treasure? It could be a thing, a person or even a dream or belief. Tell us all about it! Deadline: May 13, 2001 Week of June 10, 2001 Please include your school and grade. What I Treasure It I't (I) Packaging Police Look through todays newspaper for ads selling products.

Write Arrested on the products that use unnecessary packaging. Circle the products that use little or no packaging. Then, write to the companies and share your feelings about their packaging. Standards Unk: Writing, students write persuasive letters that state a clear poutoo in support of a proposal.