Teen Health Course 2

Chapter 16: The Environment and Your Health

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Lesson 1

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1. Composting cuts down on the amount of garbage going to the land fill, saves money on fertilizer, and is good for your garden.



2. Hot rotters are organic materials that decay or rot quickly like grass clippings. Slow cookers are materials that take a long time to break down such as autumn leaves and wood shavings.



3. When the ingredients you have put in your container have turned into a dark brown, earthy smelling material, the composting process is complete.



4. The two types of composting techniques are "The Cool Heap," and the "Hot Heap." The hot heap is faster but requires that the material be turned once or twice with a shovel.



5. The manure from animals that eat a lot of plants such as horses, cattle, hamsters, and guinea pigs all compost well.

Additional Resources for Teachers

Below are some additional links to information on composting. It might be fun to try a mini-compost pile at school or have students do some research to see if any local gardeners are composting

1. How to Compost: http://www.howtocompost.org/
2. The Dirt on Soil: http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
3. Underground Adventure: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/undergroundadventure/
4. Composting for Kids: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/kid1.html

Lesson 2

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1. TUNZA is a Kiswahili word that means "to treat with care or affection."



2. Teens in Sweden participated in a boycott against some Swedish forest companies to stop the cutting of mountain forests in one of the last wilderness areas of Europe.



3. The titles of publications TUNZA puts out are:
   1. Green Cities
   2. Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Repair
   3. Food
   4. Taking Action
   5. MDGs Making a World of Difference
   6. TUNZA Book
   7. TUNZA Magazine for Youth
   8. GEO Yearbook
   9. UNEP Annual Report



4. "To advocate" is to support, to promote, to back, to defend and to campaign for a cause in which you believe, and to which you are devoted.



5. For development to be sustainable it must integrate environmental stewardship, economic development and the well-being of all people—not just for today but for future generations.

Additional Resources for Teachers

Below are some additional links to information on the environment, environmental protection, and youth advocacy.

1. Environmental Awareness – Knowing Your World: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/world/
2. Young People’s Trust for the Environment: http://www.yptenc.org.uk/
3. Underground Adventure: http://www.howtochangetheworld.org/
4. How to Change the World: http://www.worldwatch.org/
5. The Student Conservation Association: http://www.thesca.org/