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72 Landfills rubric Lesson Plans

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Grade Range
9th
Rating
3 Stars

Students classify trash into categories, learn options for dealing with trash, and consider problems that exist with landfills through these activities. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

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 »

Grade Range
1st
Rating
3 Stars

Students have first-hand experiences with the problem of too much trash. They develop an awareness that trash sent to a landfill can be decreased by recycling (making something new out of something old), reusing and reducing (making something smaller). Full Review »

Grade Range
11th
Rating
3 Stars

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 »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
5 Stars

Students relate recycling to their everyday lives and responsibilities. They define recycling and write a short paragraph regarding who should recycle. in addition, they sort certain recyclable products, play the "Clean up Treasure Hunt" and create a luscious layered landfill. Full Review »

Grade Range
9th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students use the internet to research articles on garbage, landfills and the environment. In groups, they identify ways to conserve or recycle materials found in landfills and determine the future of a local landfill. They share their ideas with the class and answer questions posed to them. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 9th
Rating
4 Stars

Students define spills, leaks and landfills. Students list environmental problems caused by spills,leaks and landfills. Students access the Internet to complete Prediction lab report worksheets, etc. Students test/quiz over their findings and research. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
4 Stars

Students examine issues dealing with waste management and landfills. They create, label, and identify parts of landfills. Students describe ways they can personally reduce the amount of trash they generate in a day. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th - 10th
Rating
3 Stars

Students investigate the effects of landfills on the environment as they evaluate trash around the school and visit a local landfill. This activity continues with follow-up discussion and the creation of a public service poster to generate student awareness throughout the school. Full Review »

Grade Range
5th - 7th
Rating
3 Stars

Students discuss, explain, and classify solid waste. They calculate the percentages of materials dumped in landfills. Students list materials that are recyclable and estimate the impact on waste reduction by recycling. Full Review »