**What is a Green School?**
A school where students manage waste properly, save water, use electricity carefully, plant trees, and keep the campus clean and safe.
**Waste Management Rules:**
**Why Colour of Surfaces Matters:**
**Water Conservation:**
**School Explorer Teams:**
**Important Programme:** Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya = Government programme for clean, safe schools
**Diagrams to Remember:** Waste segregation (three bins: green for wet, blue for dry, one for recyclers); School map showing buildings, playground, garden, water tanks, pathways
**Don't Confuse:** Recycling means giving old items new life (not throwing away); Green bin is for wet waste, blue bin is for dry waste (opposite of what many think).
Q1. What are the two main waste categories we separate in schools?
Answer: A — The chapter teaches that waste is separated into dry waste (paper, plastic) and wet waste (food scraps, peels) for better management.
Q2. Which colour bin is used for wet waste like vegetable peels and food leftovers?
Answer: B — The chapter clearly states that green bin is used for wet waste such as food peels, leftovers, and vegetable scraps.
Q3. If you paint a black tile and a white tile with the same paint and leave them in the sun, what will happen?
Answer: B — Activity 3 in the chapter demonstrates that black surfaces absorb heat and become very hot, while white surfaces reflect heat and stay cooler.
Q4. What is the main purpose of School Explorer Teams in a green school?
Answer: B — The chapter describes that School Explorer Teams like Water Watchers, Electricity Savers, and Waste Warriors observe specific areas to find problems and improvements.
Q5. What do recyclers do with old newspapers that students and families set aside?
Answer: C — The chapter explains that old newspapers are given to traditional recyclers who collect and reuse or recycle these items instead of throwing them away.
Q6. Why is saving water important according to the chapter?
Answer: B — The chapter states that water is precious and even a small leak from a dripping tap can waste a lot of water drop by drop over time.
Q7. What does Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya programme focus on? (Fill in: It focuses on keeping schools ____ and healthy)
Answer: C — The chapter defines Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya as a government programme that focuses on keeping schools clean and healthy with clean toilets, safe drinking water, and proper waste management.
Q8. Which type of School Explorer Team would check if lights are on when no one is using them?
Answer: C — The chapter lists Electricity Savers as the team that checks whether lights and fans are on when no one is using them and if classrooms use natural light.
Q9. What does a white roof do compared to a black roof?
Answer: B — The chapter explains that a white roof reflects the Sun's heat and keeps buildings cool, while a black surface absorbs heat and becomes warmer.
Q10. What is one important way to make the work of sanitation workers easier and safer at school?
Answer: B — The chapter discusses that proper waste segregation by students makes the work of sanitation workers easier and safer, so they don't have to handle mixed and separated waste.
What is a green school?
A school that manages waste, saves water, uses electricity carefully, and plants trees to make the campus green.
What colour bin is used for wet waste?
Green bin is used for wet waste like food scraps and vegetable peels.
What colour bin is used for dry waste?
Blue bin is used for dry waste like paper, plastic, and cardboard.
What happens when you paint a tile black and a tile white and keep them in the sun?
The black tile absorbs heat and becomes very hot, while the white tile reflects heat and stays cooler.
Name two things Water Watchers check for in schools.
Water Watchers check for leaking taps and whether water tanks are clean and covered.
What do Green Guardians observe at school?
Green Guardians check if there are trees or plants, who takes care of them, where more can be planted, and if birds or butterflies visit.
What is Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya?
It is a Government of India programme that focuses on keeping schools clean and healthy with clean toilets, safe drinking water, and proper waste management.
What do recyclers do with old newspapers and bottles?
Recyclers collect old newspapers, bottles, and other useful items to reuse or recycle them into new products instead of throwing them away.
Why is water wastage from a small dripping tap a problem?
Even a small leak wastes a lot of water over time because drop by drop adds up to many litres.
Name two types of School Explorer Teams and what they do.
Electricity Savers check if lights are on unnecessarily, and Water Watchers look for leaking taps and water being wasted.
What is a green school? [1 mark]
A green school manages waste, saves water, uses electricity carefully, and plants trees. Think of what Aasha's brother told her.
Name the colour of bins used for dry waste and wet waste. Which items go where? [2 marks]
Dry waste (blue bin) includes paper and plastic. Wet waste (green bin) includes food scraps and vegetable peels. Remember the segregation game from Activity 2.
Explain with an example how a small dripping tap can waste a lot of water. What is the work of Water Watchers? [3 marks]
Drop by drop water adds up to many litres over days and weeks. Water Watchers check for leaking taps, covered water tanks, and wet places that could breed mosquitoes.
What did Activity 3 teach us about black and white tiles in the sun? How can this help us keep our school cool? Explain with two ways. [5 marks]
Black tiles absorb heat and become hot, white tiles reflect heat and stay cool. Schools can use white roofs AND plant trees for shade, or use windows for natural breeze. Answer should include observation from the activity and two practical applications.
True or False: Recyclers throw away old newspapers instead of reusing them. Give a reason for your answer. [2 marks]
False — recyclers collect old newspapers and items to reuse or recycle them. This is mentioned in the waste management section where the chapter explains what recyclers do with old items.
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