WASTE GAME SHOW (General)

This exercise is two teams of one or more players and is played similar to the game show Jeopardy. One player must act as the Game Show Host. The Host reads the questions and keeps track of time.

  1. Take 30 notecards. Label them and lay them out as follows:

    Daily LivingHealth
    Effects
    Disposal Safer
    Substitutes
    Environmental
    Effects
    102010 1010
    202020 2020
    303030 3030
    404040 4040
    505050 5050

  2. Printout the game cards that are provided below this list of instructions. Cut them apart and lay one card below each point label. More cards are provided below than are needed in a single game so that you can change questions in successive games.

  3. Divide players into two teams and toss a coin to determine which team goes first.

  4. The beginning team selects a category and point value.

  5. The Host selects and reads the question and notes the time.

  6. The beginning team may confer but only one answer can be submitted back to the Host. If the answer is correct and provided within the allotted time limit, the team receives the point value of the question. Note: time allotment will vary with player age and should be set before the game begins.

  7. If the beginning team guesses incorrectly, they lose the point value of the question and the second team is given a chance to answer the same question.

  8. In the case of a correct answer, the person who gave the answer selects the next question category and point value.

  9. In the case of no correct answer, the beginning team selects a new question category and point value.

  10. After a question has been selected it is removed from the game.

  11. The game is finished either when time runs out or all the questions have been selected. The team with the highest finishing score wins.


    GAME CARDS



    Daily LivingScore = 10
    What household product may work by deadening your nasal nerve endings so that you can not smell?
    Air fresheners


    Daily LivingScore = 10
    Name two hazardous products often found in homes.
    Accept all reasonable answers


    Daily LivingScore = 20
    How are the solvents used in household products different from industrial and commercial solvents?
    There are no differences.


    Daily LivingScore = 20
    Name a popular cosmetic that is mostly composed of organic solvents.
    Nail polish or nail polish remover


    Daily LivingScore = 20
    How much trash does the average American produce per day?
    4 to 6 pounds


    Daily LivingScore = 30
    You have some leftover window cleaner. What should you do with it?
    Use it up, give it to someone who can use it, or flush it down the drain with plenty of water.


    Daily LivingScore = 30
    When a car is running in a garage that is attached to a house, why should you always be careful that the door to a house is closed and the garage door is open?
    To avoid breathing poisonous carbon monoxide fumes from the car exhaust


    Daily LivingScore = 30
    Name two pieces of safety equipment you should wear when you add gasoline to your lawn mower.
    Gloves and goggles.


    Daily LivingScore = 40
    Name three words found on product labels that indicate that the product is hazardous.
    Danger, poison, warning, caution, irritant, caustic, flammable, combustible, radioactive, or explosive


    Daily LivingScore = 40
    It is your turn to clean the stubborn stain in the bathtub. Why should you never add ammonia to strengthen the power of chlorine-based scouring powders?
    Ammonia plus chlorine react to produce a poisonous gas


    Daily LivingScore = 50
    Why are consumers often uncertain about the ingredients in the products that they buy and use?
    Vague terms are used; Label requirements are not specific; Chemical terms are unfamiliar; A given ingredient may have more than one name.


    Health EffectsScore = 10
    Define "toxic."
    A substance that can cause injury, illness or death


    Health EffectsScore = 10
    How long does it take an acutely toxic substance to produce adverse health effects?
    Immediately or in a very short time period (second/minutes/hours)


    Health EffectsScore = 10
    How can you protect your eyes from splashes when pouring hazardous liquids like bleach?
    Wear protective goggles


    Health EffectsScore = 20
    How can you protect yourself when using toxic products that are absorbed through the skin, such as organic solvents?
    Wear gloves and protective clothing


    Health EffectsScore = 20
    What is chronic exposure to a toxic substance?
    Exposure to small amounts of a toxic substance over a long period of time


    Health EffectsScore = 20
    Name three ways toxic substances can enter your body.
    Inhalation, ingestion, skin contact, and skin absorption


    Health EffectsScore = 30
    You are going to paint your room with oil-based paint. Why should you remove your soft contact lenses before you begin?
    Soft contact lenses can absorb chemical vapors and hold them against your eye: can cause eye damage


    Health EffectsScore = 30
    What would happen if you touched a hazardous product that is caustic or corrosive?
    It would burn and destroy your skin where contacted.


    Health EffectsScore = 30
    Name two of the actions you should take when the directions of on a product label instruct you to avoid breathing the vapors.
    Work outdoors, open a windows, have a fan blowing the vapors away from you, or wear a respirator


    Health EffectsScore = 40
    What do the "active" ingredients in a pesticide do?
    They kill or repel a pest


    Health EffectsScore = 40
    While you are babysitting, the child swallows a toxic substance. What should you do?
    Call the Poison Center, the local emergency room, or trauma center.


    Health EffectsScore = 40
    You need to but some laundry soap and you notice that the label on one brands reads "nontoxic." What is the federal regulatory definition of nontoxic?
    There is no definition - nontoxic is an advertising word.


    Health EffectsScore = 50
    Your friend has spilled acid on her arm. What should you do?
    Remove any clothing with acid on it and flood the skin with water, then seek medical advice. DO NOT attempt to neutralize the acid on her skin.


    Health EffectsScore = 50
    Why are aerosol sprays potentially harmful to your health?
    You could breathe the particles when they are dispersed: the can could explode when near a source of sparks or heat.


    Health EffectsScore = 50
    Name one of the two federal regulations that is responsible for determining the labeling requirements of household hazardous substances.
    FHSA - Federal Hazardous Substances Act or FIFRA - Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act


    DisposalScore = 10
    You helped change the motor oil in the family car. What should you do with the used motor oil?
    Recycle it by taking it to the nearest collection point for used oil, such as an automotive supply center or service center.


    DisposalScore = 10
    Name one household hazardous product that can be recycled.
    Many possible answers including motor oil, batteries, paint and paint thinner.


    DisposalScore = 10
    What is a solid waste transfer station?
    A central collection facility for the garbage picked up at the curb/alley.


    DisposalScore = 20
    When is a product hazardous?
    When its use or disposal poses a threat to your health or the environment.


    DisposalScore = 20
    One gallon of oil can contaminate the taste of how many gallons of water?
    One million gallons of water


    DisposalScore = 20
    What is a leachate?
    Liquid material that runs off or seeps down from the surface into the ground water and surface water. Leachate may contain toxic materials.


    DisposalScore = 30
    Where od storm sewers generally lead?
    Directly to surface waters such as rivers, lakes, creeks and streams.


    DisposalScore = 30
    Where does hazardous waste go when it is placed in the trash?
    Trash collectors take it to the municipal landfill - may depend of your location.


    DisposalScore = 40
    Where od wastes and water go when flushed into the sanitary system?
    To the local wastewater treatment facility - may depend on your location.


    DisposalScore = 40
    Where do wastes and water go when flushed into a septic tank system?
    Into the septic tank and then into a drainage field


    DisposalScore = 40
    If your home is connected to a sanitary sewage system, diluted antifreeze can be disposed of by flushing it down the drain. Why should you avoid doing this if you are connected to a septic system?
    Heavy concentrations of certain chemicals in a septic tank can slow down or destroy the microorganisms that make the system work properly.


    DisposalScore = 50
    What can happen when hazardous waste is placed in a landfill?
    Any liquids, heavy metals, and water-soluble chemicals may be carried as leachate into the ground water and surface water, thereby contaminating them


    DisposalScore = 50
    You have used the pesticide in a container and rinsed the container three time. What should you do with the rinse water?
    Use it as though it were the full strength of the pesticide. Do not dump it, store it or pour it down a drain.


    DisposalScore = 50
    Why are empty aerosol cans still hazardous?
    The cans retain pressure. If heated or punctured they can explode with great force.


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 10
    You are cooking a hamburger and the grease catches on fire. What common kitchen product could you use to put out the fire?
    Baking soda or table salt


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 10
    You painted your room using latex paint. What solvent will you use to clean your brushes and yourself?
    Water


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 20
    Name two common kitchen products that can be used in safe household cleaners.
    Baking soda, salt, vinegar, cream of tartar, club soda and lemon juice


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 20
    What safe bathroom product can be used to clean and polish gold and silver?
    Toothpaste


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 30
    You borrowed your sister's blouse and spilled chocolate ice cream on it. What kitchen product can remove the stain safely?
    Club soda (soak in cold water before washing)


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 30
    Name a safer alternative to using an aerosol can.
    Using a pump spray bottle, spray gun or paint brush


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 30
    Name a common herb that will repel mosquitoes when planted around your home.
    Basil or Tansy


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 40
    There are many natural predators that help control pests around our homes. Name two of them.
    Frogs, spiders, ladybugs, praying mantis, dragonflies, birds and cats


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 50
    Name four of the words found on labels that tell you a product is hazardous.
    Danger, poison, warning, caution, irritant, caustic, flammable, combustible, radioactive and explosive.


    Safer SubstitutesScore = 50
    Name two advantages of using safer alternatives.
    Accept all reasonable answers, such as safer for the environment when produced, used and disposed, less health risk to user and those around the user.


    Environmental EffectsScore = 10
    What do the letters "DNR" stand for?
    Department of Natural Resources


    Environmental EffectsScore = 10
    What do the letters "ppm" stand for?
    parts per million


    Environmental EffectsScore = 10
    What do the letters "EPA" stand for?
    Environmental Protection Agency


    Environmental EffectsScore = 20
    Why do small children and animals sometimes taste and drink antifreeze even though it is poisonous?
    Because it has a sweet taste and attractive color


    Environmental EffectsScore = 20
    How are wastes broken down in a septic tank?
    Through the actions of bacteria and microorganisms.


    Environmental EffectsScore = 30
    What is a "food chain"?
    The link between organisms in an ecosystem that begins with the primary producers (plants), the organisms that eat then and those that eat each other (animals, fungi and microorganisms).


    Environmental EffectsScore = 30
    What does a solvent do?
    Dissolves another substance


    Environmental EffectsScore = 40
    What is an aquifer?
    An underground geologic formation which holds and can transport water.


    Environmental EffectsScore = 40
    How can improper disposal of hazardous wastes into a storm sewer disrupt the food chain of an aquatic environment?
    The wastes could kill the primary producers (such as phytoplankton) leaving the food chain without a base.


    Environmental EffectsScore = 50
    Define bioconcentration.
    The concentration of chemicals in the fatty tissues of living organisms.


    Environmental EffectsScore = 50
    Define bioaccumulation.
    The concentration of a particular substance in the bodies of organisms, increasing with the animal's level in the food chain such that animals at the top of the chain have the highest concentrations of the substance in their body tissues.

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