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- 9th
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Students analyze prepared trash to find evidence of a crime. The general goal is to demonstrate how to investigate using problem solving. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students perform experiments to examine whether trash can float, blow around, or wash away. The effects of these characteristics on the presence of marine debris in the environment are then discussed. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students visualize how much solid waste is generated for each person in Wisconsin. They explain how the number of people living in the state and country affects the amount of trash we generate and discuss the environmental effects. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students investigate a contemporary "midden" by analyzing trash collected from various sources and determining life-style choices people make. They see that reducing the amount of waste we generate is helpful to the the environment. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the amount of trash produced by each person in a given day. In groups, they discuss where the trash must be placed in space until their return. Using their own lunch, they weigh the materials before and after consumption. They discuss ways to reduce the amount of food packaging by making some of it edible. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine how to deal with the amount of trash in their community. They discover alternate ways of managing waste. They develop their own solutions to the problem. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students create a pizza pie graph of materials commonly found in landfills. Working in groups, they create a pizza crust and use commonly found trash items as the toping so represent the distribution of materials found in a landfill. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students take a field trip to a local Texas beach. Using the trash and debris they find, they classify them based on specific criteria. In groups, they calculate the total for each category and determine the percentage of each category out of the total amount of trash collected. They graph their results and create a statement about marine debris. 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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