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Making Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make paper from recycled paper. The student estimates, counts, and measures he amount of paper consumed in a classroom daily. They discover that if we use too much paper, it fills up landfills. Some activities they are doing...
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Bird Nest

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a bird's nest from recyclable material. After a discussion of animal habitats, 2nd graders collect recyclable materials, appropriate for nest building during a nature walk. They use their materials to build a nest...
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Junk Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students find uses for old or discarded items (recycling) by making puppets.
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The Lorax

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students listen to the story, The Lorax, and discuss the concept of being a spokesperson. They reflect on the concept of recycling and the importance of it in regards to our environment.
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Mapping the Village

For Teachers K - 12th
Students measure, weigh, and document the amount of trash and garbage generated by the school for one day. They brainstorm solutions for trash in the area and assist with the school-wide recycle program.
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How Can We Reuse It?

For Students 4th - 8th
In this recycling worksheet, learners view a picture of a structure on a piece of land and brainstorm about whether it is best to knock down the structure and reuse the land or leave it standing and reuse the structure. The picture of...
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How Can We Help?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this environmental issues worksheet, learners read ten ways they can help the environment. Students tell how each idea helps. There are additional projects and recycling activity ideas here, but no questions to answer.
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Race to Reuse

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover the benefits of recycling by participating in a group activity.  In this environmental care instructional activity, students analyze trash bins and discover new uses for items to be thrown away.  Students read...
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A Waste Not Picture Frame

For Teachers K - 12th
Students reuse old puzzles with missing pieces by painting the remaining pieces and using them to make a picture frame. They embellish the frame with other recycled items.
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Thinking about Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their understandings about energy concepts by completing an online survey. Students participate in a class discussion about their uses of resources and the differences between perpetual, renewable, and nonrenewable...
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Earth Day

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science activity, students unscramble eight words that are associated with recycling inside of a pyramid. Students check their answers when done.
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Trash Check

For Students 8th - 10th
In this trash activity, students keep track of all the trash they accumulate in one day. They categorize the trash into groups including recycled, reusable, hazardous waste and food scraps. They brainstorm as to how they can reduce the...
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Nurse Log Raising Baby Trees

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this trees worksheet, students read a passage about the role of nurse logs in forest recycling and examine a detailed picture. Students then answer six short essay questions about the text and picture.
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Tin Can Sculpture

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create art from recycled materials. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their own tin can artwork.
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PAPER RECYCLING

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students 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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Recycling of Plastics

For Teachers K - 8th
Students separate plastics according to their densities, develop a method for separation and identify variables in an experiment and a fair test, changing only one variable at a time for a fair comparison. After testing, they develop a...
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Recycled Materials

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify those materials that can be recycled and possible uses for these materials.
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Sandcastle Rooflines

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners research the architecture of Antonio Gaudi and his first buildings of Gothic architecture. Then they combine, texture, and paint recycled containers to construct a detailed castle. Students also fill in surrounding areas with...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Breathe some life into product design. Pupils learn about the stages of product creation, use, and disposal—sometimes called a cradle-to-grave assessment. They see how this cycle relates to the life cycle of organisms.
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l'environnement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How can we better preserve our environment? Help your French language learners recognize that the slogan reduce, reuse, recycle is also used in France. Challenge them to think about what things they can personally reduce, reuse, or...
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Don't Let the Earth Down

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
Although recycling is definitely beneficial, reducing our waste and conserving our natural resources should really be the focus of environmentalists. Encourage the future generation to create a public service announcement about a...
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Autumn Scratchings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discuss some of the signs of changing seasons. They are asked how do they know that it is fall? Students use Crayola Crayons, to rub patches of traditional fall colors on white construction paper. They fill the entire sheet with...
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Castle in the Sun

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the internet to find pictures of castles throughout Europe. After reading stories about castles, they use recycled boxes to build their own. To end the lesson, they write their own script and act it out in front of their...
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Lesson: Transformational Tapestries

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Art can be found anywhere, even in the class recycle bin. El Anatsui is an artist that uses found materials to create two and three-dimensional art. Kids examine his techniques, discuss the differences between found art forms, and then...

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