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- 9th - 12th
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Students build an organic waste methane generator and learn by running a scientific experiment to see what happens when people alter nature's way of recycling. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students discuss waste management prior to watching the video, Bury, Burn, or return: Winning the War Against Waste. They discover the role of government in waste management and the environmental consequences of uncontrolled waste disposal. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the three methods of waste disposal. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, answer discussion questions, and write a letter to the E.P.A. from the viewpoint of an environmental engineer. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine their role in polluting the environment and discuss the importance of recycling. In groups, they place earthworms into compost piles to observe why they are considered natural recyclers. They also practice sorting a pile of materials into recycleable and non-recyclable objects. To end the lesson, they discover how paper and plastic are recycled. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover that waste disposal has been an ongoing problem since medieval times. In this lesson, students explore the three methods of waste disposal in use by modern communities. They also investigate how engineers design sanitary landfills to prevent leachate from polluting the underlining groundwater. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore solid waste and its effects on the environment. They explain some of the major problems caused by waste disposal and the use of landfills. They suggest ways to reduce the amount of solid waste going into a landfill. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine how a sanitary landfill is constructed, how it functions, and how waste and leachate affects the areas around the landfill. After a discussion about landfills and leachates, students construct a Sanitary Landfill Model and collect data on the runoff from simulated rainfall. Students also conduct three other experiments using leachate from their landfills-How leachate contaminates groundwater, How leachate affects plants, and How leachate affects living things. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students conduct Internet research to discover the causes of methane and how to implement a waste action plan. They answer worksheet questions as they search Websites. On the Eduzone site students find information on reducing their own waste production. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students set up stations for waste, recycling, and composting, while predicting and comparing ways to reduce trash collection. They research recycling companies for ideas and detail the best practices for trash reduction. Students consider if their small operations could be transposed to a larger scale. 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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