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- 3rd
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Students predict what happen in two (control and experiment) containers -- one with soil and trash, the other with soil, trash, and worms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article as part of their investigation as to what happens when an item is thrown away or recycled. They analyze the relationship between a product's ingredients and its effect on the Earth and healthful living. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students determine the differences between reusable, compostable and recyclable trash. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students demonstrate effects of waste on environment and ways of reducing it, observe how much packaging goes into bag lunches each day, and survey their families to assess awareness levels and household recycling practices. Lessons all on one page. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students encounter the importance of three principles: reduce, reuse, and recycle. They place an emphasis on natural resources. Students comprehend how each of these principles contributes to the larger trash problem that exists in our world today. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students apply what they have learned about throwaway products "and the valuable natural resources from which they're derived" by thinking about where garbage goes after they throw it out. They also examine their own ideas and habits about recycling and discover what a serious effect litter and mass waste disposal have on the environment. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students investigate how to reduce, reuse, and recycle, and ways to biodegrade and compost items. They explore a website and complete an online Treasure Hunt, and create a poster, or a television or newspaper ad. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify how different cultures deal with the challenge of trash. Read an excerpt from a chapter book based on real life written from the Southern Indian perspective. Describe the life of a street child in Southern India. Explain the importance of recycling and list at least 5 ways to reduce garbage. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students study and investigate why worms are called "nature's recyclers". They predict what will happen in two different containers-one with soil and trash, and one with soil, trash, and worms. Finally students discuss how worms help to solve environmental problems. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify organic items that can be composted and investigate the chemical processes involved in composting. Students create their own compost piles to observe, and collect and record data. Full Review »
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