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American Beverage Association: Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive resource consists of information, news, handouts, projects, and additional resources about recycling. Some topics examined are what you can do, packaging, news, and innovation.
Activity
Other

Siemens Science Day: Physical Science: Recycled Again!

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will discover how to separate recycled goods by completing this hands-on science activity. Learn how physical properties are used to sort recyclable materials.
Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Recycle City

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site allows students to implement recycling programs to transform "Dumptown" into "Recycle City". To make this simulation realistic, students must implement the programs within a budget.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Every American Recycling Together Helps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson where students learn about recycling by collecting trash from the schoolyard and watching a podcast about recycling. Additional activities are provided corresponding to different subject areas, such as reading, math, social...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: What Is Recycling?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This tutorial provides an explanation of what recycling is and how you can be a part of conserving your resources.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Community: Recycle With Uncle Roo

For Students 1st - 3rd
See how trash thrown carelessly away affects animals and the environment. Uncle Roo, a rooster, reminds us of why it is important to recycle and reuse. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 3rd
Activity provides ideas for how to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Activity
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Wee Recyclers and Wee Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of educational materials - coloring pages, stories, games, lesson plans, activity sheets, etc. - for young children to learn how to recycle and why it is so important.
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Other

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Just for Kids: Recycling

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why should I recycle? What are recyclable materials? How does recycling work? Learn the answer to these questions and much more on this site about recycling.
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Read Works

Read Works: Recycling and Conservation Why Recycle?

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Recycling and Conservation Recycling: How It Works

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling and composting. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Recycle Roundup Action Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Sort as much trash as possible in two minutes. Guide the character around the park to pick up items, such as a apple cores, water bottles, and boxes, and take them to the correct bins. There are bins for recyclable, non-recyclable, and...
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Community Learning Network

Cln: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Theme Page

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
"A number of links to Internet sites which contain information and/or other links related to the specific theme of Recycling." Site by Community Learning Network.
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Other

Carbon Footprint: Co2 Reduction: Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to see why recycling is so important. Learn how to reduce and reuse products to help lower your carbon footprint.
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NASA

Nasa: Climate Kids: Recycling Program Educator

For Students 3rd - 8th
A conversation with Kate Melby, a scientist who educates the community about recycling.
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Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Make Recycled Paper

For Students 2nd - 8th
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to make recycled paper.
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Read Works

Read Works: Maria Recycles

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Maria who helps her dad with recycling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Health and Fitness: Health Quests: Recipe for Recycling

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the given sites and worksheet to brainstorm an original invention for a product to be manufactured from recycled materials.
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Read Works

Read Works: How Plastic Is Recycled

For Students K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how plastic can be recycled. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Economics of Recycling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will review the legislation in Japan that requires all consumers to pay a fee for recycling large appliances.
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Other

Recycle Utah: What Is a Recyclable? Que Es Reciclaje? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan is designed for Spanish students, to help them develop vocabulary and concepts for discussing recycling.
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Recycle Now

For Students Pre-K - 1st
All the information you need to know about recycling including different types, recycled products, degradable products, and much more. Although there are some great tips and reasons to recycle on this website for anyone in the world,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Recycle to Renew

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), recycling and uses of recycled materials will be explored. Students will also create a recycling collage. This lesson is one from the "Take Pride Statewide"...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Recycle to Renew

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), recycling and ways to use recycled items will be explored. Learners will also recycle a bottle to create a piggy bank. This lesson is one from the "Take Pride...

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