Student teams learn about solid waste management by racing against each other to correctly sort word cards (represent…
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Students learn about recycling paper by creating new paper from old, shredded paper. Shredded paper is blended with w…
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Student teams race against each other to try to correctly separate items into trash or recycling. The team with the m…
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Students learn about the concept of recycling vs. throwing something away through a discussion of different materials…
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Students learn about the effects of litter on wildlife, simulating a situation in which they are birds blindly eating…
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Students learn about the movement of water in the water cycle and identify different states of water as it moves thro…
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Students learn about the layers of a landfill by building their own models with edible materials.
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Students learn about the layers of a compost pile by building their own model with edible materials.
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Students discuss the "Hierarchy of Waste" and the differences between recycling, reusing, and 'upcycling.' Then, the…
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Students will learn about the decomposition process by simulating what happens within a compost pile.
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Students learn about pollution and making use of items that are traditionally landfilled by collecting bottle caps an…
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