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HURUMA YA KUHIFADHI DUNIA

Nyumbani kwetu

Dunia ni nyumbani kwetu

Dunia ikuwa safi na afya, watu huwa na afya

Mimea na wanyama huwa na afya pia

Sisi hupata kila kitu kunataka kutoka kwa dunia

Chakula chetu, nyuma, vifaa na nguo hutoka duniani

Lazima tuhifadhi dunia ndio iendelee kutupa vitu.

Dunia ina matatizo

Tunaweza tengeneza matatizo ya dunia

TATIZO UKOSEFU WA MAJI

Tunataka maji tuishi

Maji safi hutoka mbinguni kama mvua ama theruji

Tunapata maji safi kutoka kwa mito, maziwa na kutoka kwa arthi

Hakuna maji safi ya kutosha

WATU WANAWEZA FANYA NINI

Funga maji unapomaliza kupiga mswaki

Oga kwa muda mrupi

Tengeneza mabomba inayo vunja

Mwagilia nyasi maji kidogo

TATIZO HEWA CHAFU

Tunapofungulia televiseni, sisi hutumia nguvu

Kutumia nguvu mingi hufanya hewa ya dunia kuwa chafu

Tunapoendesha gari, sisi hutumia gesi

Kutumia gesi mingi hufanya hewa ya dunia kuwa chafu.

WATU WANAWEZA FANYA NINI

Zima taa unapotoka kwa chumba

Weka komputa kwa hali ya kulala usipoitumia

Zima televiseni, ( lakini sio friji)

Kutotumia gari sana

Tembea ama tumia baisikeri mara mingi

Ziba kamba za stima

Wacha jua kuleta joto badala ya kuweka joto ya stima

Tumia gari ndogo kutumia gesi ndogo

Panda mimea kusaidia kusafisha hewa ya dunia

Nunua chakula kinacho kua karibu na nyumani

Kwa hivyo magari haitumii gesi kuileta kutoka mbali

Panda bustani

TATIZO TAKATAKA MINGI

Kutupa takataka ni baya kwa mchanga, hewa na maji

Takataka ya plastiki ni hatari kwa wanyama

WATU WANAWEZA FANYA NINI

Safisha takataka

Tumia mara mingi plastiki, glasi na karatasi

Usiweke komputa, televiseni ama simu ya mkono kwa takataka

Tumia vitambaa vya nguo badala ya mifuko ya plastiki

Tumia vitu kwa muda mrefu kabla ya kununua vitu mpya

Nunua kitu unacho hitaji

Peana vitu ambazo huhitaji ndio watu wengine wengine watumie

KUFANYA KAZI PAMOJA

Ongea na marafiki na familia kusaidiana kuifadhi dunia

Fanya kazi pamoja kusaidia kutengeneza matatizo ya dunia

Tunaweza kuwa na nyumba safi iliyo na afya.

Mimea na wanyama inaweza kuwa na nyumba safi na afya pia.

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TAKING CARE OF EARTH

OUR HOME

Earth is our home.

When Earth is clean and healthy, people are healthy.

Plants and animals are healthy, too.

We get everything we need from Earth.

Our food, homes, tools, and clothes come from Earth.

We must take care of Earth so it can keep giving us these things.

Earth has some problems.

We can help fix Earth’s problems.

PROBLEM, NOT ENOUGH WATER

We need fresh water to live.

Fresh water falls from the sky as rain or snow.

We get fresh water from rivers, lakes, and the ground.

There is not enough fresh water.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO

Turn off water when you brush your teeth.

Take short showers.

Fix faucets if water is dripping.

Water the lawn less often.

PROBLEM, DIRTY AIR

When we turn on the TV, we use power.

Using lots of power makes Earth’s air dirty.

When we drive, we use gas.

Using lots of gas also makes Earth’s air dirty.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO

Turn off lights when you leave a room.

Put computers to sleep when you are not using them.

Turn off the TV (but not the fridge!).

Ride in cars less.

Walk or ride your bike more.

Plug cords into power strips.

Let the sun warm up rooms instead of turning on the heat.

Drive a small car to use less gas.

Plant trees to help clean up Earth’s air.

Buy food that grows close to home.

Then trucks do not use gas to bring it from far away.

Grow a garden.

PROBLEM, TOO MUCH TRASH

Trash dumps are bad for soil, air, and water.

Plastic trash is a danger to animals.

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO

Clean up litte [...]

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NINI IKO ANGANI

NJE YA HII DUNIA

Angalia juu angani

Wewe hujiuliza nini iko huko?

Wacha tujue!

NYOTA

Usiku ukiwa wazi, unaweza ona nyota nyingi sana.

Nyota ni vitu zilizo kwa hewa na zimetengenezwa kwa gesi inayochomeka.

Nyota hukaa ndogo kwa sababu ziko mbali sana.

Jua ni nyota.

Ndio nyota ya pekee inayoonekana mchana.

Aina ya vikundi vya nyota ziko na majina.

Zinafanana na watu ama wanyama.

MWEZI

Mwezi ni mpira mkubwa wa jiwe.

Mwezi hukaa ndio kitu kubwa zaidi angani wakati wa usiku.

Inakaa kubwa kwa sababu iko karibu na Jua.

Mwezi hautengenezi mwangaza.

Mwezi huangaza kwa sababu ya jua.

Jua huangaza nusu mwezi kwa wakati mmoja.

Nusu ingine iko giza.

Mwezi hukaa tofatuti nyakati zingine za mwezi.

Mwezi huzunguka dunia.

Sisi huona mwezi sehemu tofauti zilizong'aa wakati tofauti.

Wakati wa mchana mwezi huenda mbele ya jua.

Mwezi huzuia miale ya jua.

SAYARI

Sayari ni vitu kubwa zinazozunguka nyota moja.

Dunia ni sayari tunayoishi.

Tunaweza ona sayari tano angani usiku.

Nazo ni Zebaki, Zuhura, Masi, Jupita na Zohali.

Jua huangaza nusu mwezi kwa wakati mmoja.

Nusu ingine iko giza

Dunia huzunguka kama kifuniko.

Tuko na Mchana na usiku kwa sababu Dunia huzunguka.

Dunia huzunguka Jua.

Dunia huzunguka jua safari moja kila mwaka.

Anga hukaa tofauti, nyakati tofauti za mwaka.

COMETI NA NYOTA ZINAZOWAKA

Cometi ni vumbi na barafu zinazo zunguka jua.

Cometi ziko na mikia mirefu.

Nyota zinazowaka kupaa angani usiku.

Nyota zinazo waka ni mawe yawakayo moto na kupaa angani ikienda duniani.

Ukipepesa macho utazikosa.

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WHAT’S IN THE SKY?

OUT OF THIS WORLD

Look up in the sky.

Do you ever wonder what’s up there?

Let’s find out!

STARS

On a clear night, you can see many stars.

Stars are objects in space that are made of burning gases.

Stars look small because they are very far away.

The sun is a star.

It is the only star we see during the day.

Some groups of stars have names.

They look like people or animals.

THE MOON

The moon is a big ball of rock.

The moon looks like the biggest object in the night sky.

It looks big because it is close to Earth.

The moon does not make light.

The moon looks bright because the sun shines on it.

The sun only shines on half of the moon at a time.

The other half of the moon is dark.

The moon looks different at different times of the month.

The moon moves around Earth.

We see different parts of the moon’s bright side at different times.

Sometimes the moon moves in front of the sun during the day.

The moon blocks the sun’s rays.

PLANETS

Planets are big objects that move around a star.

Earth is the planet we live on.

We can see five planets in the night sky.

They are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

The sun shines on half of Earth at a time.

The other half is dark.

Earth spins like a top.

We have day and night because Earth spins.

Earth moves around the sun.

Earth makes one trip around the sun each year.

The night sky looks different at different times of the year.

COMETS AND SHOOTING STARS

Comets are bits of dust and ice that move around the sun.

Comets have long tails.

Shooting stars fly through the night sky.

Shooting stars are small space rocks that burn up as they fly toward Earth.

If you blink, you will miss them!

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