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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment-that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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

Teach Engineering: 3 Rc (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students expand their understanding of solid waste management to include the idea of 3RC (reduce, reuse, recycle and compost). They will look at the effects of packaging decisions (reducing) and learn...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, students will use the song "The 3 R's" by Jack Johnson to develop ideas about how to "green" up their own classrooms; they will learn two songs (written to the tune of old classics) that will inspire them to brainstorm...
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Lesson Plans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This personal site provides lesson and unit ideas for teaching students about recycling. There are links to other pages as well as great ways to integrate this earth conscious model into the classroom.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Turn over this interactive OLogy card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about reducing, reusing, and recycling.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What is the point to recycling? Why should we do it? What is the best way to do it? Check out this eco-friendly reminder.
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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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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.
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Other

42 E Xplore: The Topic: Recycle Reduce Reuse

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find an abundance of information, definitions, links, and other resources pertaining to recycling, reducing, and reusing.
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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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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 Kids: Biosphere: Recycling

For Students 3rd - 8th
One important biosphere basic is Recycling. Here's a quick look at this topic as well as the Reduce-Reuse-Recycle concept.
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Next.cc

Next: Recycling

For Students 3rd - 8th
Multiple activities explore and explain the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling. Click on one of the links provided for further information.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Science Rockers: Recycling Paper

For Students 3rd - 8th
Easy recycling experiment through which recycle newspaper, by turning the used paper into pulp and then back to paper.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Recycled Towers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about material reuse by designing and building the strongest and tallest towers they can, using only recycled materials. They follow design constraints and build their towers to withstand earthquake and high wind simulations.
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Government of Alberta

Alberta Environment: Focus on Waste Reduction [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains how waste is managed in Alberta and the systems in place to practise the four R's (reduce, reuse, recycle, recover) of waste management.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Recycle Reduce Reuse

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson on the 3 R's-recycle, reduce, and reuse.
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Other

City of Phoenix: Recyclesaurus Activity Book [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
This activity book teaches about reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. Students can decode words, color, do a word scramble, and learn how to compost. Written in both English and Spanish.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Land, Waste, and Cleanup Topics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is loaded with information on solid waste and hazardous waste. It includes industries' effects on the environment, waste programs, treatment, control, pollution prevention, recycling, and cleanup programs.
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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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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Dumptown Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
This fun game helps students learn ways to recycle, reduce waste, and compost. You can also create your own Recycle City Scavenger Hunt.
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Other

Think Green: Think Waste Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how waste can be recycled and what you can do to aid recycling efforts in your community. With complete overviews of the types of materials that can be recycled: e-waste, paper and cardboard, metals, glass, plastics,...

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