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Health Quests
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During the Middle Ages, a group of pseudo-scientists
called alchemists claimed to be able to change base metals
into precious ones such as gold or silver. Although this claim
was certainly false, today the business of turning useless
objects into valued ones is a huge undertaking. The business
is called recycling, and, technically speaking, it is the
converting of waste materials into consumer products and other
items for reuse. Health experts and environmentalists alike
agree that recycling may well represent our last hope of saving
the earth's forests and other irreplaceable resources from
extinction.
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than 80 percent of all items of household waste can be
recycled. Do you know what those items are or what can
be made from them? You and a group of classmates are about
to find out. First, click on the button that prints out
your worksheet. Next, visit the Web sites shown under
Health Links below. Study the pictures and descriptions
of recycled goods, then brainstorm an original invention
for a product to be manufactured from recycled materials.
Use the worksheet to chart your progress.
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