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What is our environment?

This guide is part of The Regenerators.

Our environment is the world around us.

The air that we breathe is part of our environment.

The land where we live, work and learn is part of our environment.

The land where we have fun is part of our environment too!

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All the plants and animals on our planet are part of our environment.

Green spaces near your home and school are part of our environment.

So are forests and oceans. In fact, planet Earth is one big environment!

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We are part of the environment

Our environment connects us to everything on Earth.

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Air

The air that you breathe is improved by plants and other living things.

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A plate of food

Food

We get the food that we eat from the environment. Sometimes this comes from nearby and sometimes it comes from further away.

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carrots growing in the soil

Soil

The soil where we grow food is made of things that were once alive.

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Materials

Lots of the materials we use to make things come from our environment.

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Watch: Keeping our balance

Everything in our environment is connected.

If one part of our environment changes, everything else will change too. Find out in this video why it鈥檚 important to keep the environment in balance.

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How can I help?

Here are three ways that we can help to look after our environment.

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Reduce the number of things we buy in the first place. This means we throw fewer things away.

Reuse things again. Instead of buying a new toy, see if you could swap with a friend!

Recycle something if it is too old or broken. Parts of it can be made into something else. This stops the things we have already taken from our environment from going to waste.

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Activity: Looking after our environment quiz

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