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Click image to see larger image	Tires
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Observations	Tires reused as playground equipment.
Explanations	Tires are one of the worst things that can be thrown into a landfill. They take up a lot of room and they can collect rainwater that is a prime breeding ground for mosquitoes. Tires can be repurposed, or used for other purposes, such as tire swings and playground toys. They can also be recycled and used to make school gym floors and shoes.
California Standards	Ecosystems
National Standards	Come to a conclusion Human impact Natural and human-made changes Causes of environmental degradation
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Ecosystems Investigating ecosystems Understandings of consequence Ecosystems
Related Sets	Recycling
Creative Commons License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
Authors	Don Stucke None None
Publisher	None Apr 11 2004

This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.