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Our Endangered Resources: The Trees
Students discuss the importance of trees, and characteristics of trees. They imagine themselves with their favorite tree. And discuss their imagery; the different trees, time of day, and location of trees. Student write a short story...
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How Long Does Trash Last
Students work in cooperative groups to estimate how long trash lasts in a landfill. They study environmental consequences of not recycling and use graph-making software to create a graph that illustrates the lifespan of trash items...
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What is Trash?
Learners consider what garbage is and where it ends up. In this recycling lesson, students read excerpts from Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little as they consider methods to reduce wastefulness.
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Packaging
In this environmental awareness lesson plan, students discuss packaging and the importance of using recycled materials in their packaging. Students bring in all sorts of items from home, and brainstorm ways that those items could have...
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Action, Please!
Students share their knowledge about aluminum and aluminum recycling by sharing the information with the rest of the community.
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Environment and the Earth
Students were involved in environmental service learning and they gathered information from academic buildings for a database. The data allowed them to use an establish baseline data on light use, recycling, and water fixtures in five...
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Take It Apart; Put It Together
Students design various items from recyclable materials. In this environmental friendly lesson, students study the construction of gift bags, envelopes and pocket folders and take them apart to make templates. Students construct their...
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Going in Cycles: The Life of an Aluminum Can
Learners explore the life cycle of aluminum cans. In this recycling lesson, students review the manufacturing process and how to make a closed loop cycle. Learners also have the opportunity to present what they've learned to others...
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Sojourner Model
Sixth graders explore the concept of Sojourner. In this visual arts lesson, student create a model of Sojourner using recyclable or "junk" materials. Students are encouraged to experiment and problem solve to find what works best.
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Fashion Forward, Fashion Functional
Students consider the implications of waste. For this waste streams lesson, students learn what waste streams are and identify their impact on the environment. Students also recycle waste materials to create functional objects.
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Life Science- Useful Waste
Fourth graders explore the topic of waste and recycling. In this useful waste lesson, 4th graders classify objects and sort them into most usable and least usable categories. Students complete an activity sheet and have a discussion on...
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Forest Products in the Classroom
Students make recycled paper as they discuss products we get from trees.
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Plants from Trash
Students observe how plants recycle themselves, and discuss different types of propagation.
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Waste Management
Students explore the impact on waste on the environment, and the impact of the 3R's (reduce, reuse and recycle) as a means of diminishing the waste created by humans.
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Are You Balanced With Your Environment?
Students discuss the impact of not keeping the environment in balance for future generations. As a class, they are introduced to the concept of "Balance of Nature" and what it means. In groups, they research the role of trees and how to...
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Waste Minimization and Protecting the Environment
Learners study the amount of waste produced and its effects on the environment. They discuss food, money, and energy and how their waste effects others. They read a play to explore how waste is produced and create a collage of...
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Humans and Trash
First graders identify items for trash or recycling. In this humans and trash instructional activity, 1st graders are given a piece of trash and must determine how an animal's habitat would be affected if the item was included. Students...
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Litter
Students discuss the concept of littering and what they do personally to contribute or prevent littering. For this environmental awareness lesson, students create a jingle, or a commercial to promote recycling. Links to some excellent...
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Is there Treasure in Trash?
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...
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Environmental Fair
Students find a piece of trash and make a useful item out of it. They show awareness of the environmental concerns of the earth.
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Recycling!
Learners explore environmental awareness by participating in a recycling activity. In this sustainability lesson, students identify methods in which things can be reused, such as paper. Learners utilize aluminum foil, a bowl, water,...
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Water Bottle Flowers
Students create recycled art. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their flowers made from recycled water bottles.
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Saving Humpty Dumpty;Recycling, Environmental Science, Math, Ecology, Athletic Shoes
Learners describe how shoe design, manufacturing, retailing, consumer use, and disposal impact environments and societies. They discuss ways to reduce, reuse, or recycle resources in the life-cycle for a shoe product.
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