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\nThe Science of Food\n

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\nAlchemy in the kitchen? A collection explains the science behind the food chain. Videos and support materials cover everything from yummy things like cheese, to chocolate, to sourdough bread, from science topics like genetically...\n
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\nEnvironmental Justice Curriculum\n

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\nWhat to do with environmental hazards and where to put toxic waste is a global concern. The eight resources in the Environmental Justice collection ask young ecologists to consider how to incorporate environmental justice in future waste...\n
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\nChemistry with a Conscience\n

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\nGreen chemistry and sustainability are the focus of a unit module that asks young scientists to use the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry to assess how green a product’s chemicals, reactions, or processes are. Class members engage in...\n
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\nFilling Our Land with Landfills: Solid Waste Disposal\n

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\nThough it comprises only 5 percent of the world's population, the US generates 40 percent of the world's waste. Scholars learn about landfills, their safety, and other solid waste methods. They use experiments and research to learn more....\n
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\nCreating Biodiesel and Mitigating Waste\n

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\nBiotechnology pros produce their own biofuel using waste oil and fresh vegetable oil. They test the quality of their product using titration techniques and pH analysis. They write their observations and report their findings. Be aware...\n
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\nWaste Management\n

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\nFour different activities focus on the amount of trash generated and how humans can better manage waste. Learners analyze two days' worth of household garbage, test materials for biodegradability, and rate recyclability of various...\n
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\nIncineration of Waste and Electricity\n

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\nIs incineration the answer to waste management challenges? A comprehensive lesson explores the advantages and disadvantages to incinerating waste. Scholars learn methods of incineration and the uses of the biproducts of the process.\n
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\nWaste Management\n

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\nStudents explore the topic of waste management. They define key vocabulary words, take a pre-quiz, complete a questionnaire, evaluate their own waste reduction habits, and write a short summary.\n
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\nRecycling and Waste Disposal\n

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\nIn this recycling and waste disposal worksheet, students check one of 5 boxes with predictions on how long certain materials such as styrofoam and glass take to decompose and disappear underground. There are 10 items that students must...\n
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\nRecycling/Solid Waste Education with Shel Silverstein: \"Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout\"\n

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\nBoth poetry analysis and waste disposal are more engaging topics for young readers with a worksheet to accompany the Shel Silverstein poem 'Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out\" from Where the Sidewalk Ends. Not only...\n
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\nPolitical Choices\n

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\nHigh schoolers, in small groups, investigate and present a strategy for waste management in their community using a simulation activity in which each group represents a sector of their community.\n
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\nHow Do Our Attitudes Affect Waste?\n

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\nStudents conduct a survey of society's typical purchasing practices to determine the influence of packaging on consumer choices and to determine if consumers consider waste disposal and recycling when making purchasing decisions.\n
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\nWhose Backyard? Toxic Waste Management Meeting and Environmental Injustice\n

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\nToxic waste is a global problem. What to do with environmental hazards and where to put toxic waste is a global concern. To better understand current issues around toxic waste management and how current practices can lead to...\n
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\nWaste Audit\n

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\nDoes everything in the trash can belong there? Conduct a waste audit with your class by collecting a day's worth of garbage, separating it into recyclables, non-recyclables, or food waste, and properly distributing what they find into...\n
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\nTurning Food Waste Into a Resource\n

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\nOne in every seven truckloads of perishable foods delivered to grocery stores gets thrown away. Is there anything that can be done with this waste? One solution is to recycle the old produce and turn it into fertilizer. The video, part...\n
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\nGarbage/Solid Waste Disposal\n

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\nStudents examine the problem of solid waste disposal in modern society. They decide on a site for waste disposal. They investigate the many different types of waste that need to be dealt with. They participate in three learning station...\n
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\nKidney Structure and Function: removing intracellular waste\n

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\nYour class will learn all about the function of the kidney and how  it operates in animals from different habitats.  The methods of absorption, filtering and excretion are detailed and pupils will learn of the different...\n
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\nSolid Waste and Recycling\n

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\nStudents 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...\n
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\nIs My Business Your Business?\n

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\nStudents examine how businesses practice sound waste management. They discuss how to plan a business, identify how to make the least impact on the environment in planning a Kool-Aid stand, and complete Business Costs Worksheets for the...\n
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\nWhat a Waste of Food!\n

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\nFollow the life of an apple from harvest to the consumer. A three-part lesson describes the different steps to get an apple from the farmer to your kitchen and the approximate waste that happens at each step. They discuss the process and...\n
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\nStatistically, waste may become a problem in the future if people do not take action. Using their knowledge of statistics and data representation, pupils take a look at the idea of waste generation. The four-part unit has class members...\n
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\nWaste Not, Want Not\n

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\nStudents consider the types of debris that litters beaches and conduct research on waste management. They then interview professionals in a particular field of waste management and write reports for a booklet about garbage and sewage to...\n
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\nWaste-Less Lunch\n

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\nIs it possible to have a waste-less lunch? Can your class become leaders in conservation? Discuss the importance of reducing waste during lunch time with a fun lesson that can be extended to everyday practices. First the class examines...\n
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\nFood Waste and the Environment\n

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\nOut of sight out of mind can be a dangerous habit. Learners investigate the life of food waste after it leaves people's homes and its impact on the environment. They complete a series of three activities that involve building a mini...\n
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