EekoWorld: EekoHouse Questions

Backyard

 * Just like you, plants need vitamins and food to help them grow. Do you want to:
 * Use compost
 * Use a chemical fertilizer
 * It's nice to have pretty plants in the yard to look at. Do you want to:
 * Choose plants that don't need a lot of water so you don't have to run the sprinkler every day
 * Run the sprinkler and water your plants every day
 * You raked a lot of leaves in the yard! Do you want to:
 * Throw them in the garbage
 * Put them on your compost pile or use them as mulch in your flower or vegetable garden
 * Someone has started digging a hole to plant a tree. Do you want to:
 * Finish digging the hole and plant the tree
 * Leave the hole alone
 * Here is a birdhouse and a butterfly bush. Do you want to:
 * Put them away in the garage
 * Hang the birdhouse on the garage and plant the butterfly bush
 * Somebody left the water running. Do you want to:
 * Leave it running
 * Shut it off
 * There are some weeds in your yard. Do you want to:
 * Spray the weeds with pesticide to poison and kill them
 * There's some trash in your yard. It's best to put this item in...
 * The trash can
 * The recycling bin
 * Let's set up some lights to light up the sidewalk when it gets dark. Do you want to:
 * Use lights that get electricity from your house
 * Use solar lights that get electricity from the sun
 * The grass in your yard looks long. Do you want to:
 * Mow the grass with an electric mower
 * Mow the grass with a gas mower

Bathroom

 * Time to clean up! Do you want to:
 * Fill the tub all the way up for your bath
 * Take a quick shower
 * One of the highest uses of water in your house is from your shower. Do you want to:
 * Ask your parents to install a low-flow shower head to save water
 * Never shower again
 * Somebody left the water running. Do you want to:
 * Leave it running
 * Shut it off
 * Looks like the bathroom light is on. Do you want to:
 * Leave the light on
 * Turn off the light
 * There's some garbage here. Where should you put it?
 * The trash can
 * The recycling bin
 * The most water used in your house is used by your toilet. Do you want to:
 * Ask your parents to install a low-flow toilet to save water
 * Never flush
 * Better brush your teeth before you leave for school! Do you want to:
 * Shut off the water while you're brushing
 * Keep the water running while you're brushing
 * The bathroom sink is looking a bit dirty. Do you want to:
 * Clean it with vinegar and baking soda
 * Clean it with a chemical cleaning product

Bedroom

 * It's cold outside, but the sun is warm and shining. Do you want to:
 * Close the curtains to keep the sun from warming your room
 * Keep the curtains open and let the sun shine in to warm your room
 * It's very hot today and the sun is shining in the house. Do you want to:
 * Close the curtains to keep the sun from heating up your room
 * Keep the curtains open and let the sun heat up your room
 * The window is open and cold air is blowing in. Do you want to:
 * Leave the window open
 * Close the window
 * Uh-oh... the light bulb burned out. Do you want to:
 * Replace it with a regular bulb
 * Replace it with a low-energy fluorescent bulb
 * You're feeling cold. Do you want to:
 * Turn up the heat
 * Change into a sweater
 * You're feeling hot. Do you want to:
 * Change into a T-shirt
 * Turn up the air conditioning
 * Looks like the batteries in your CD player are dead. Do you want to:
 * Replace them with rechargeable batteries
 * Replace them with regular disposable batteries
 * As you leave your bedroom, you notice the computer monitor is on. Do you want to:
 * Turn it off
 * Leave it on
 * You forgot to dispose of your notebook paper. It's best to put this in...
 * The trash can
 * The recycling bin
 * Your parents have a printer at home. When it runs out of paper, do you:
 * Take the used printer paper, flip the writing side over and put it back in the tray
 * Open a new package of paper and load the tray
 * Your friend is having a birthday. Do you want to:
 * Wrap the gift in newspaper
 * Wrap the gift in new wrapping paper

Downstairs Hall

 * The front door is open. Do you want to:
 * Leave the door open
 * Close the door
 * Looks like the clock's batteries are dead. Do you want to:
 * Replace them with rechargeable batteries
 * Replace them with regular disposable batteries
 * Uh-oh... the light bulb burned out. Do you want to:
 * Replace it with a regular bulb
 * Replace it with a low-energy fluorescent bulb
 * The lamp is on. Do you want to:
 * Leave the lamp on
 * Turn off the lamp
 * There is a piece of newspaper on the floor. Do you want to:
 * Put it in the recycling bin
 * Leave it for Mom or Dad to throw away
 * Looks like the upstairs light is on. Do you want to:
 * Leave the light on
 * Turn off the light
 * It's cold outside today, but your house is nice and warm at 72 degrees. As you're leaving, it's best to adjust the thermostat to...
 * It's hot outside today, but your house is nice and cool at 72 degrees. As you're leaving, it's best to adjust the thermostat to...
 * You received a lot of junk mail today! Do you want to:
 * Throw it in the recycling bin and hope that less arrives tomorrow
 * Take action and remove your family's address from catalog lists

Garage

 * Looks like the light is on. Do you want to:
 * Leave the light on
 * Turn off the light
 * The car is really dirty! Do you want to:
 * Help your Dad wash the car
 * Go with your Dad to the car wash
 * Your parents are thinking of buying a new car. Do you think they should:
 * Buy a big SUV that needs a lot of gas
 * Buy a hybrid car that doesn't need a lot of gas
 * Looks like the car may be leaking oil. Do you want to:
 * Ask your parents to put an oil pan or mat under the car to keep oil off the ground
 * Spray the garage floor with water to clean it
 * After you come home from school this afternoon, you're going to go play with a friend. Do you want to:
 * Ride your bike
 * Go in the car
 * Your Dad asked you to throw away this paint. Do you want to:
 * Put it in the trash
 * Take off the lid and let the paint dry before throwing it away
 * Your Mom is going to use the drill. Do you think she should:
 * Use a drill with a rechargeable battery to save energy
 * Use a drill that plugs into the wall
 * You and your parents go pick up your friend to carpool to school, but he is running late. Should your parents:
 * Leave the car running while you wait
 * Turn off the car and see how much longer he will be

Kitchen

 * There's no one in the kitchen, but the lights are on. Do you want to:
 * Shut off the lights
 * Leave the lights on
 * Someone called with a message for your Mom. Do you want to:
 * Write her a note on a piece of paper
 * Write her a note on the blackboard
 * The refrigerator door has been left open. Do you want to:
 * Leave the door open
 * Close the door
 * Mmm... that water looks refreshing. Do you want to:
 * Pour some to drink in a glass cup
 * Pour some to drink in a foam cup
 * Somebody left the water running. Do you want to:
 * Leave it running
 * Shut it off
 * It's nice to help out Mom and Dad with the dishes. After you wash the dish, do you want to:
 * Dry the dish with a paper towel
 * Dry the dish with a fabric dish towel
 * It's time to pack your lunch for school. Do you want to:
 * Wrap your sandwich in plastic wrap
 * Take your sandwich in a reusable plastic wrap
 * What should you do with these food scraps?
 * Throw them in the trash
 * Use them to compost
 * Your sister forgot to dispose of her bottle. It's best to put this item in...
 * The trash can
 * The recycling bin
 * Your family is bringing take-out food home to eat. You should:
 * Use the plastic utensils provided by the restaurant
 * Tell the restaurant that you do not need plastic utensils and use your regular reusable utensils at home
 * You're helping clean up the leftovers after dinner. Do you want to:
 * Put them in plastic storage bags
 * Put them in reusable containers
 * Time to eat! Do you want to:
 * Use paper napkins
 * Use cloth napkins
 * You're going to the grocery store with your parents. Do you want to:
 * Use plastic bags from the store
 * Bring your own fabric grocery bags
 * You want to take some water to school with you. Do you want to:
 * Bring a refillable drink bottle
 * Buy a bottle of water

Laundry Room

 * Looks like the light is on. Do you want to:
 * Leave the light on
 * Turn off the light
 * The faucet is dripping. Do you want to:
 * Keep it dripping
 * Shut it off
 * The water heater is set to 160 degrees to make the water really hot. Do you want to:
 * Leave it at the hot temperature
 * Ask your Dad to lower it to 120 degrees to save energy
 * Your parents are going to buy a new washer. Do you want to:
 * Tell them to get a washer that lets you put clothes in the top of the washer
 * Ask them to get a washer that lets you put clothes in the front of the washer to save water
 * The clothes from the dry cleaner came back on these hangers. Do you want to:
 * Take the hangers back to the dry cleaner so they can be used again
 * Throw the hangers away
 * Let's help do some laundry. Do you want to:
 * Wash the clothes in cold water to save energy
 * Wash the clothes in hot water
 * Use a laundry detergent without phosphates that can pollute water
 * Use a laundry detergent that gets clothes clean with phosphates
 * Run the dryer without cleaning the lint filter
 * Run the dryer after cleaning the lint filter
 * Take your clothes to the dry cleaner
 * Wash your clothes at home
 * Put the clothes in the dryer on high heat
 * Let the clothes air dry on the drying rack

Living Room

 * Looks like the light is on. Do you want to:
 * Turn off the light
 * Leave the light on
 * Uh-oh... the light bulb burned out. Do you want to:
 * Replace it with a regular bulb
 * Replace it with a low-energy fluorescent bulb
 * Someone is watching TV. Do you want to:
 * Leave the TV on
 * Shut the TV off
 * The TV is on and no one is in the room. Do you want to:
 * Turn off the TV
 * Leave the TV on
 * The window is open. Do you want to:
 * Leave the window open
 * Close the window
 * The back door is open. Do you want to:
 * Close the door
 * Leave the door open
 * Here's a glass of water that your Dad is done drinking. Do you want to:
 * Take it to the kitchen and pour it down the sink
 * Pour the water on the house plant
 * Looks like someone forgot to clean up. It's best to put these in...
 * The trash can
 * The recycling bin