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Garbage 2: Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students apply what they have learned about throwaway products "and the valuable natural resources from which they're derived" by thinking about where garbage goes after they throw it out. They also examine their own ideas and habits...
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Recycling Pals Coloring Page

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this recycling coloring worksheet, young scholars color the six recycling characters pictured. Students then follow the 6 sets of instructions that challenge them to draw recycling pictures of their own.
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Recycling: Creative Uses for Items

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders list creative uses for old objects. In this recycling lesson plan, 3rd graders work in groups to brainstorm creative, new uses for old, everyday items. This is the first lesson plan in a unit on recycling.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a recycling plan. In this environmental lesson, students develop a recycling plan for their school. Students write an outline of the plan to present to their class.
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Spreading Cheer by Recycling!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners recycle paper and make greeting cards. In this recycling lesson plan, students use scraps of classroom paper to make new sheets of paper. They make greeting cards out of the paper and spread cheer to others in their community.
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Materials 2: Recycled Materials

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the idea that some materials can be recycled. They will investigate the types of materials that can be reused, as well as potential uses for each type of recyclable material.
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Recycle City

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an online game to explore many types of recycling programs and their varied effects. Students explore their city's recycling programs and compare them with those they discovered online.
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Recycling

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine biodegradable materials. In this recycling instructional activity, students research biodegradable materials. Young scholars break into groups and design a product that is completely made of biodegradable...
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Recycling

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study recycling. Group members conduct an experiment by making recycled paper over a four day period. If possible, your class will also take an excursion to a local recycling center.
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Recycled Paper Making

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the life of a recycled newspaper by experimenting in class.  In this recycling lesson, 2nd graders create their own recycled paper pulp by mixing an old newspaper into a bucket and adding water....
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100% Recyclable

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research recycling activities at schools across the country using e-mail. They research the waste management and recycling program at their school and problem solve to create an environmentally sound program for the future.
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Reduce Reuse Recycle

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover methods that can save the planet by recycling.  In this sustainable planet lesson, students read The Berenstein Bears Don't Pollute Anymore, and practice memorizing the 3 R's.  Students write commitment...
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Recycled Products Game Show

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students identify items that may be recycled. In this recycling instructional activity, students play a game that challenges them to identify words of items that may be recycled.
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Powers of Persuasion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Did you know that clothing and textiles can be recycled, just like glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic? Pupils are introduced to textile recycling and design persuasive posters or letters that raise awareness about this unique...
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In Search of Reused and Recycled

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify recycled and recyclable products by reading their packaging They understand the impact of solid waste on landfills and relate the idea of conserving natural resources to the importance of recycling and buying recycled...
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ALUMINUM RECYCLING

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students describe how aluminum is recycled. They study a diagram illustrating the recycling path of an aluminum can. They answer questions regarding aluminum. They write letters to recycling firms for information on starting a recycling...
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The Recycle Games

For Teachers K - 12th
Students play a series of Recycle Games which provide great exercise while teaching about the importance of recycling. They participate in relay races and games that make use of recycled materials and other "trash."
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Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate recycling and reusing. They view an online video, create an recycled art collage using picture files in Inspiration software, and write a choral poem about recycling.
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We Can Recycle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze the symbol for recycling. In this recycling activity, students define and identify various symbols and draw the symbol for recycling. Students investigate ways to keep natural resources in the recycling loop.
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Recycling Relay Race

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the reasons why recycling is important. In this recycling lesson, students practice sorting plastics into categories using recycling bins and types of plastics.
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Introduction to Recycling

For Teachers K
Students read a story about recycling, and then identify 3 different objects that can be recycled on a worksheet of numerous items. In this recycling lesson plan, students also write a sentence about recycling.
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A Computer Model For a Recycling Center

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop a working model computer program of a recycling center addressing the material management, work schedules and business finances of running the recycling center.
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Recycling Bingo

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in Texas Recycles Day. They discover the importance of recycling and how it helps the environment. They discover which products are recyclable and which ones are not.
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What Should I Recycle?

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss a plan to minimize waste. In this waste management instructional activity, 1st graders read "Why Should I Recycle," by Jen Green and create a classroom recycling plan.

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