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It's a Wrap
In this problem-solving, action-oriented activity, students explore the impact that wrapping paper has on our landfills. Students brainstorm ideas to address the problem and also write an article to educate adults and peers about the...
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Water Bottle Flowers
Students create recycled art. In this visual arts lesson plan, students follow the provided steps to create their flowers made from recycled water bottles.
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Take It Apart; Put It Together
Students design various items from recyclable materials. In this environmental friendly lesson, students study the construction of gift bags, envelopes and pocket folders and take them apart to make templates. Students construct their...
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Junk Mail Jewelry
Students create jewelry from junk mail. In this visual art lesson, students use junk mail to design necklaces and bracelets.
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War on Waste
Students take a closer look at food waste. In this global studies lesson, students perform a waste audit at their school and institute a lunchbox challenge to reduce food waste. Students may also complete the extension activities.
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Compost Lesson
If you are looking for how to introduce elementary environmentalists to the process of composting, here is a comprehensive outline for making it happen. The plan is to set this up at the beginning of a school year in order to observe the...
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Landfill Project
Learners explore impact of garbage on environment, examine waste management operations and how they can directly impact environment, implement ways to lower household garbage, and make STELLA Model about garbage flow and use model to...
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Where Does Our Rubbish Go?
In this environmental issues worksheet, 5th graders read a two page text with photographs and statistics about the 3 methods of getting rid of trash: recycling, burning, burying. There are no questions to answer but there are some...
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Create, Design, and Invent with Plastic
Students explore creative ways to reuse materials. In this ecology/art lesson, students create artwork using trash. Students view examples of folk art from around the world that used waste products as a main component.
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Author's Purpose and Point of View Post Test
In this author's purpose and point of view worksheet, students determine the definition of the terms and identify the author's purpose and point of view in given passages.
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Monomer and Polymer Chemistry
Students explain monomer/polymer chemistry of starches and sugars.
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PAPER RECYCLING
Learners examine the availability and use of important resources, people practice conservation. They explore the needs of an expanding human population, societies practice resource management and employ technology.
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E-Cycling!
Eighth graders research how and why electronics are recycled. In this earth science activity, 8th graders determine the types of materials electronic devices are made up of. They produce a creative ad to encourage people to recycle.
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Grocery Store Bans Plastic Bags
Students participate in the paper vs. plastic bag debate, then read a news article about one grocery store that is banning plastic bags. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the news article with a debate and a...
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Soda Straw Weaving
Young scholars investigate the loom and weaving process. For this weaving lesson, students use soda straws to make a bracelet or a bookmark. Young scholars use the over-under pattern of weaving.
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Garbage Pizza
Fourth graders explore the concept of waste management. In this recycling lesson, 4th graders identify materials that must be landfilled as well as items that may be recycled or reused.
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Garbage Routes
Students brainstorm a list of places where garbage is disposed. Working in groups, they discover through a classroom simulation how garbage can wither be recycled or hauled to a landfill. they complete the activity with a worksheet on...
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Making a Mini-Landfill
Learners examine the materials that comprise the products they use. Students describe whether these materials are renewable or nonrenewable resource. Learners observe what happens to materials when placed in a landfill.
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Trash a Pizza!
Students investigate data about America's trash production. For this environmental lesson, students use statistics about what we throw away to create an art pie chart project called a "trash pizza."
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Pollution
Third graders investigate pollution. They discuss pollution and its effects. They create a Venn diagram of pollution and people polluting. They create a landfill and predict what will occur over a week's time. They create two air...
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Think Before You Toss
Learners sort a variety of trash items and determine thier sorting decisions.
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It’s Your Trash!
Students identify the different sections of a landfill. In this ecology activity, students brainstorm ways that they can help in proper trash disposal. They write a reflection journal about their thoughts on the subject.
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Invention
Students create an invention, or simple machine, out of items taken from the recycling bin. Students draw diagrams of their proposed inventions, then create simple machines.
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Invention
Students discuss the importance of recycling to the environment. They classify different objects and put them into the correct recycling bin. They create their own invention out of recycled materials.