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- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students classify trash and place them in the correct recycling bin. They identify objects that can be made from recycled materials. They discover the importance of recycling and create an object with recyclable materials. 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 - 12th
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Students complete a variety of activities designed to encourage them to explore recycling. They complete a quiz and worksheet, sort recyclable items and discuss how recyclable goods are identified. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students work together to build a trash city. They collect items that would go into a landfill to help them build their city. They discuss ways to cut down on garbage. 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 »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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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
- Kindergarten
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Students examine the concepts of recycling and reusing. They define recycling and reusing, and examine various trash items and determine whether they can be recycled or reused. Students then create a "Litter Bug" to put next to a trash can to remind them to recycle. 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 »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students sort trash bags according to their own ideas about trash. They review vocabulary words and read a trade book on recycling. Students create their own definition of pollution and discuss what they can do to reduce pollution. 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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