15 Fun Sustainability Facts for Kids (KS2 Guide)
By Sustainability Awakening • Dr. Ahmad Mahmood
Facts 1 & 2: Trees
Trees Make Oxygen & Cool Air
Mature trees make oxygen and cool city streets by 2–5°C.
Facts 3 & 4: Sun
90 Minutes of Sunlight
90 minutes of sun holds enough energy for Earth for a year.
Facts 5 & 6: Wind
1 Turbine Powers ~900 Homes
Modern wind blades spin clean electricity with zero smoke.
Facts 7 & 8: Oceans
Tiny Sea Plants Make 50% O2
Ocean phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen we breathe.
Fact 9: Fresh Water
Only 1% Is Ready to Drink
97% of water is salty ocean and 2% is frozen in glaciers.
Facts 10 & 11: Cans
Recycling Cans Saves 95%
Recycling 1 aluminum can saves enough power for 3 hrs of TV.
Facts 12 & 13: Soil
Billions of Helpful Microbes
1 teaspoon of healthy soil has more microbes than people!
Fact 14: Pollinators
1 in 3 Bites Needs Bees
Bees, birds, and butterflies pollinate apples and berries.
Fact 15: Wood Carbon
47% of Dry Wood Is Carbon
Nearly half a dry tree trunk is carbon pulled from the sky.
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