This Grade 5 Science medium worksheet introduces the carbon footprint concept and links food choices to greenhouse gas emissions. Students complete fill-ins about local, seasonal, and plant-based eating, then match conservation programs like national parks, marine zones, and hunting limits to their environmental outcomes. Grade 5 learners build climate-smart thinking by connecting personal habits to global impacts, gaining vocabulary they will use across science, social studies, and current-events discussions throughout the year.
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Human Impact on the Environment
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The total greenhouse gases caused by your actions is your carbon footprint.
2. Eating more plants and less meat usually lowers a family's emissions.
3. Buying local produce cuts the fuel used to truck food long distances.
4. Foods grown in their natural season usually need less energy to produce.
5. Throwing away uneaten food wastes the energy used to grow it.
6. Animals that lived in an area for thousands of years are called native species.
7. Plants brought in that crowd out locals are called invasive species.
8. Strips of habitat connecting protected areas are called wildlife corridors.
9. Eating plant proteins like beans creates fewer emissions than beef.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
National parks
→ Preserve scenic land and habitats
Preserve scenic land and habitats
Protected marine zones
→ Allow fish populations to recover
Allow fish populations to recover
Hunting limits
→ Stop overharvest of game animals
Stop overharvest of game animals
Wildlife corridors
→ Connect fragmented animal habitats
Connect fragmented animal habitats
Human Impact on the Environment
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The total greenhouse gases caused by your actions is your carbon footprint.
2) Eating more plants and less meat usually lowers a family's emissions.
3) Buying local produce cuts the fuel used to truck food long distances.
4) Foods grown in their natural season usually need less energy to produce.
5) Throwing away uneaten food wastes the energy used to grow it.
6) Animals that lived in an area for thousands of years are called native species.
7) Plants brought in that crowd out locals are called invasive species.
8) Strips of habitat connecting protected areas are called wildlife corridors.
9) Eating plant proteins like beans creates fewer emissions than beef.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
National parks
→ Preserve scenic land and habitats
Preserve scenic land and habitats
Protected marine zones
→ Allow fish populations to recover
Allow fish populations to recover
Hunting limits
→ Stop overharvest of game animals
Stop overharvest of game animals
Wildlife corridors
→ Connect fragmented animal habitats
Connect fragmented animal habitats
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