Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Dumptown, Usa: Making a Ton of Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The amount of trash produced in the United States is mounting with each passing year. Communities are finding it increasingly difficult and costly to handle trash disposal. Recycling is considered a key solution to the garbage problem....
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: The Working Principle and Uses of a Dry Cell Battery

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how a dry cell battery works, the chemical reactions that take place in it, how to use a multimeter to test its strength, what dry cell batteries are used for, their advantages, and about recycling. [The article suggests placing...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Take Care of Our Planet

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about solving the problem of landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Lesson Plan
Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Sculpture Activities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides eight art activities which teach students of all age to make a variety of sculptures. Activities provided include: "Mat Board Sculpture," "Create a Butterfly Mobile," and "Carve a Free-Form Sculpture."
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Does It Make Sense?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This reading game offers young readers the opportunity to correct word order of a sentence so that it makes sense. They click and drag words in the correct order into the sentence. Then they are to drag a piece of trash into the recycle...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help Wellington the sea turtle clean up the trash in the sea in this interactive game. Pick up one piece of trash by arranging the words into a complete sentence that makes sense. Keep playing until all the trash has been placed into the...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Does It Make Sense?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This reading game offers young readers the opportunity to correct a sentence and clean up trash on the seashore. They are to click and drag words in the correct order into a sentence so that it makes sense. Then they are to drag a piece...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
An interactive game where students rearrange words to create a complete sentence that makes sense. Each time the words are put into the correct order, students can help a sea turtle named Wellington pick up one piece a trash and put it...
Interactive
Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense?

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Put the words into the correct order to create complete sentences that make sense in this interactive game. Each time a sentence is ordered correctly, a piece of trash can be placed into the recycle bin. Complete enough sentences to help...

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