Curated OER
Trash Check
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...
Curated OER
Thinking about Energy
Middle schoolers 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...
Curated OER
A Waste Not Picture Frame
Learners 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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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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Great Lakes Recycle: Recycled Products Showcase
This Great Lakes Recycle site allows you see pictures and descriptions of many items created from recycled goods.
World Wildlife Fund for Nature
World Wildlife Fund: Forests
This resource provides information about forests throughout the world, deforestation, and efforts made to save the forests.