Trash or Treasure?

Young scholars explore what types of garbage enter the landfill. In this physical science instructional activity, students explain the importance of recycling. They make a poster about reducing, reusing and recycling materials.

More people, more garbage! Young environmentalists graph population growth against the amount of garbage generated per year and find a linear model that best fits the data. This is an older resource that could benefit from more recent...

Students take part in Earth conservation by creating trash art projects. In this recycling instructional activity, students discuss the benefit of reusing materials on Earth and examine art from ancient civilizations. Students utilize...

Middle schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning instructional activity, students pull together to clean up a community park and reflect on the experience through literature.

Middle schoolers explore their experiences and reflect on how one person can make a difference in our world. In this service learning lesson, students analyze themes in music related to encouragement. Middle schoolers perform a service...

Middle schoolers analyze the artwork of Jaune Quick-To-See Smith. In this service project analysis, students create interpretations of their service experience. Middle schoolers reflect in words utilizing the "I Am" Model. The student...

Students pick an area that needs cleaning up and help clean up the trash in that place. For this clean up lesson plan, students pick either their home, school, or neighborhood to clean up and sort through the trash that they find.

Students research how trash is disposed of and make an edible landfill. In this trash lesson plan, students research proper trash disposal, and discuss how trash affects the community. Then they make an edible landfill.

Learners create their own sculpture representing the idea of environmental responsibility and recycling. In this science lesson, students observe Les Constellations des Voisines du Pole by Joseph Cornell, make recycled paper, and use...

Students examine how people can make a difference in the world. They read and analyze excerpts from a novel, discuss song lyrics, clean up a local park, and write an essay.