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City of Phoenix: Recyclesaurus Activity Book [Pdf]
This activity book teaches about reducing, reusing, and recycling materials. Students can decode words, color, do a word scramble, and learn how to compost. Written in both English and Spanish.
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Commercial Paving and Recycling
This site describes products, services, and technology incorporated to recycle construction and demolition wastes in order to reduce the amount of waste destined for the landfill.
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Zero Waste America: Landfills
Lists landfill issues such as leakage, water contamination, air emissions, and hazardous waste dumping. Gives extensive documentation site links.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Smelting Lead Containing Waste
Describes a process by which waste lead can be reclaimed from materials such as batteries.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Health and Fitness: Health Quests: Recipe for Recycling
Use the given sites and worksheet to brainstorm an original invention for a product to be manufactured from recycled materials.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Conserve It to Preserve It
In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (http://www.auntielitter.org/), conservation and describing ways to sustain natural resources will be explored. Students will also recycle a paper plate to create a picture frame. This...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Picture a Perfect Environment
In this instructional activity from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), recycling aluminum cans will be explored. Students will also create a set of stilts made from cans. This instructional activity is one from the...
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Household Hazardous Waste
This site contains great information about a number of household hazardous wastes and suggested methods of disposal.
Texas A&M University
Aggie Horticulture Network: Composting for Kids
Use this resource to learn about how we make compost and how we use it to grow gardens.
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Recyclezone: Fun Zone: Is Your Brain Full of Rubbage?
This educational website offers a self-assessment quiz on the best ways to reduce waste. It also offers a variety of activities in addition the quiz, including games, extended research, and teacher resources.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: North Pole: What Are Some New Materials We Can Get From Natural Materials?
Oscar is on a holiday cruise with his parents to see the North Pole. During this trip, Oscar sees lots of different objects which are made of different materials. Discover facts about these materials, learn about the importance of...
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: What Can We Do to Help?
Read about five ways to become a steward of the environment, and to stay involved with conservation.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Bag and Old T Shirt
Turn an old t-shirt into a reusable shopping bag for a trip the market, or even to the pool. Then, print the Climate Kids banner on the front and the Leaps and Flutters game on the back. Bring along a die, and find a couple of rocks or...
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Recycling Program Educator
A conversation with Kate Melby, a scientist who educates the community about recycling.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Recycle Roundup Action Game
Sort as much trash as possible in two minutes. Guide the character around the park to pick up items, such as a apple cores, water bottles, and boxes, and take them to the correct bins. There are bins for recyclable, non-recyclable, and...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: What to Do With Trash?
Explore the pros and cons of placing trash in landfills or incinerating it.
Museum of Science
Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Make Recycled Paper
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to make recycled paper.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Design a Recycling Game!
Students will design a game where players try to come up with alternative uses for used products. Students will brainstorm ideas for an effective board game format.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Garbage: How Can My Community Reduce Waste?
A website devoted to the challenge of reducing solid waste for the good of our environment.
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Recycle Now
All the information you need to know about recycling including different types, recycled products, degradable products, and much more. Although there are some great tips and reasons to recycle on this website for anyone in the world,...
Read Works
Read Works: Maria Recycles
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Maria who helps her dad with recycling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: How Plastic Is Recycled
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how plastic can be recycled. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: A Ton of Trash
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares different projects that have been developed to recycle trash. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Read Works
Read Works: Save Your Paper, Help Earth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how recycling paper can help Earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.