Making a Mini-Landfill

Students create a mini-landfill. In this decomposing lesson, students differentiate between materials that decay from those that won't. Students identify the factors that might help materials from decomposing. Students record on a...

Students construct a sanitary mini-landfill and an open mini-dump. Over a thirty day period, they compare the two methods and determine landfills are envorinmentally safer. They observe a demonstration of burning waste. They create...

Students examine the materials that comprise the products they use. Students describe whether these materials are renewable or nonrenewable resource. Students observe what happens to materials when placed in a landfill.

Students develop an understanding of what waste is. They summarize information gathered from school faculty on waste, recycling and reduction. Students determine how to make a waste free lunch. Finally, students construct own ideas on...

Engage learners with a lesson on the flow of energy through the food chain, producers, consumers, decomposers, and the interconnectedness of natural systems. They watch a series of videos showing the decomposition process through...

Fourth graders gain an awareness of recycling. In this science lesson plan, 4th graders become aware of how much garbage we can produce, identify landfills and their purposes, and explain how recycling saves energy and resources while...