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- 6th - 8th
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Students work in teams to evaluate their school and community waste management systems. They develop new plans including cost analysis and present the plans using a slideshow, website, brochure and art project. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students label boxes and sort trash into those items that can be recycled, composted, incinerated or taken to the landfill. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students discover that composting helps reduce landfill waste and is good for the soil. They explore the techniques of composting through a variety of media, art activities and hands-on experience. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the effects of packaging decisions and the engineering advancements in packaging materials and waste management. They observe biodegradation in a model landfill. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students test a variety of plastic bags to test its biodegradability. They record their observations and discuss them once the experiment is complete. They identify materials best suited to be placed in a landfill. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students construct models that demonstrate potential sources of contamination. Students select one type of contamination model (septic system, sinkhole, landfill, disposal lagoon, leaky barrels, oil spill, agricultural contamination) to create, answer assigned questions, and then share their model and the results with the other members of their group. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students complete an inventory of the waste produced in their own households and investigate the use of landfills and recycling programs at the local, county, state, national and global levels. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students relate that the quality of thier drinking water is subject to the conditionof the environment and water found in streams and creeks in their community. They track the travel of a wad of paper from a student's desk to a local landfill. They discuss the landfills and demonstrate how they are used by burying trash under a layer of soil inside the tank. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students obtain information and record this data in the Fact Sheet They explain the overall process of municipal waste disposal and compare & contrast renewable & and non-renewable resources and cite several examples for each. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students investigate pollution. They discuss pollution and its effects. They create a Venn diagram of pollution and people polluting. They create a landfill and predict what will occur over a week's time. They create two air pollution detectors. Full Review »
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