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Curated OER

Measuring

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students convert basic measurement in English and Metric Units.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Time For Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the major waste management facilities in their community and are encouraged to speak with public officials.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Local Environmental Issues: Pollution

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the ways in which human interaction with the environment and production of waste products contribute to pollution. Through a pollution demonstration, they explain how various groups of plants and animals can be...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Resources - A Reading Guide

For Students 9th - 12th
In this resources worksheet, students compare and contrast physical and chemical properties and changes. Students review the periodic table, pattern of atomic numbers and chemical reactivity. This worksheet has 56 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Good Guys or Bad Guys

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a variety of activities to explore both positive and negative effects of microorganisms. They, in groups, engage in a series of experiments which illustrate the effects of certain molds.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Depend on You, You Depend on Me!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the interdependency between humans and the ecosystems. They examine how uncontrolled development threatens the rain forests. They discuss how human actions affect the rain forest.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Battery Issues

For Students 9th - 12th
In this batteries learning exercise, students read about the different types of batteries, including rechargeable batteries. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this earth science lesson, students construct a T-chart of renewable and nonrenewable resources.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Activity: How Children See the Future

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading worksheet, students read a selection titled, "How Children See the Future," then answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Activity
PBS

Idaho Public Television: Garbage: Games

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of links to activities and games about garbage, recycling, and waste management.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: Garbage Dreams

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Garbage Dreams is a documentary film that follows the lives of the Zabbaleen, people in Cairo who have been collecting garbage for a hundred years. But garbage collection has been contracted out to companies who do a poor job of...
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Activity
Other

Siemens Science Day: Physical Science: Recycled Again!

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will discover how to separate recycled goods by completing this hands-on science activity. Learn how physical properties are used to sort recyclable materials.
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Interactive
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Recycle City

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site allows students to implement recycling programs to transform "Dumptown" into "Recycle City". To make this simulation realistic, students must implement the programs within a budget.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Too Much Trash

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling to reduce trash in landfills. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Teacher Resources: My Ton of Trash (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here you can find an engaging lesson plan on the trash each individual generates over time. Students will learn how trash is generated, how trash is disposed of, and possible ways to reduce the amount of trash.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Every American Recycling Together Helps

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson where young scholars learn about recycling by collecting trash from the schoolyard and watching a podcast about recycling. Additional activities are provided corresponding to different subject areas, such as reading, math, social...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

For Teachers 7th - 9th
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is an interesting and somewhat publicized environmental problem. A swirling soup of trash up to 10 meters deep and just below the water surface is composed mainly of non-degradable plastics. These...
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Community: Recycle With Uncle Roo

For Students 1st - 3rd
See how trash thrown carelessly away affects animals and the environment. Uncle Roo, a rooster, reminds us of why it is important to recycle and reuse. Includes audio narration in English and Spanish with text in English.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: A Ton of Trash

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[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...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Math Trash

For Teachers 2nd
A lesson where students collect trash, sort, and record the mass in grams. They will use their knowledge of numbers to figure out what category of trash had the most. The biggest idea of the lesson is that students will be more likely to...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Recycling and Conservation Why Recycle?

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about recycling. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Recycle Roundup Action Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Maria Recycles

For Teachers 1st
[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.
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Unit Plan
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: What to Do With Trash?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the pros and cons of placing trash in landfills or incinerating it.

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