REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE LESSON UNIT
3 R's Powerpoint Presentation
PLEASE WATCH POWER POINT PRESENTATION WITH YOUR FAMILY. Be prepared to talk about slides and take the recycle poll in class tomorrow.
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THE TASKS!
Congratulations! You are about to learn how to develop an understanding for the 3 R's by....
- understanding the need for waste management.
- understanding the meaning of the terms REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE.
- differentiating between the terms REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE.
- documenting your own ideas for using the 3 R's with respect to a number of simple objects.
- Discuss with your parents if/how your family uses the 3 R's. Write down ways you can help your family do a little bit more.
Now that you know the objectives of the lesson please write a 2 paragraph reflection from the assigned reading of one of the text books listed in the blog post below.
Due - Tomorrow
Pollution Quote
Due - Tomorrow
Pictures and Thoughts
Please take a look at the photos and be prepared to talk about them and how you feel about their impact.
Due - Tomorrow
Due - Tomorrow
Vocabulary Words
Please define each vocabulary word using your text, you will be tested on these words and expected to use them in your final assessment.
Beginning of Lesson - Thought Process and Kidspiration!
Please explain the pictures displayed in last nights blog as a group, we will construct a web of ideas and thoughts as a class. The Daily Swede Article and Question
Please read the newspaper article from year 2050, write a paragraph with ideas on how to save our school playgrounds and backyards. Since the article is from the future use your imagination to make up a futuristic solution comparable to todays 3 R's (reducing, reusing and recycling).
Due in 3 Days.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Worksheet
Please list, on the form highlighted below, what you can do to produce less trash, how to use a trash item for a different purpose instead of throwing it away and how to recycle a trash item into something useful.
Due in Class.
- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle worksheet
REDUCE ==> make less garbage. For example, instead of buying juice boxes for lunch, buy a large container of juice and use a washable single serving container to take it to school.
REUSE ==> use an item more than once. For example, when you get a plastic bag from the grocery store put it in your car and use it again the next time you go shopping.
RECYCLE ==> turn an item into another useful item. For example, scrap paper from the classroom might be turned into newspaper or paper bags when sent to the recycling plant.
Due in Class.
- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle worksheet
REDUCE ==> make less garbage. For example, instead of buying juice boxes for lunch, buy a large container of juice and use a washable single serving container to take it to school.
REUSE ==> use an item more than once. For example, when you get a plastic bag from the grocery store put it in your car and use it again the next time you go shopping.
RECYCLE ==> turn an item into another useful item. For example, scrap paper from the classroom might be turned into newspaper or paper bags when sent to the recycling plant.
Assignment Standards
The students will construct science standard 4, Earth and space science and integrate Reading standard 1 by classifying and comprehending text across the curriculum.
SCIENCE STANDARD 4: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE – The student will observe objects, materials, and changes in their environment, note their properties, distinguish one from another, and develop their own explanations making sense of their observations.
Benchmark 1: The student will develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials.
Fourth Grade Knowledge Base Indicator:1. collects, observes properties, and classifies a variety of earth materials in his/her environment.
READING STANDARD 1: The student reads and comprehends text across the curriculum.
Benchmark 3: The student expands vocabulary.
Fourth Grade Knowledge Base Indicators - The student determines the meaning of words or phrases by using context clues (e.g., definitions, restatements, examples, descriptions) from sentences or paragraphs.
SCIENCE STANDARD 4: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE – The student will observe objects, materials, and changes in their environment, note their properties, distinguish one from another, and develop their own explanations making sense of their observations.
Benchmark 1: The student will develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials.
Fourth Grade Knowledge Base Indicator:1. collects, observes properties, and classifies a variety of earth materials in his/her environment.
READING STANDARD 1: The student reads and comprehends text across the curriculum.
Benchmark 3: The student expands vocabulary.
Fourth Grade Knowledge Base Indicators - The student determines the meaning of words or phrases by using context clues (e.g., definitions, restatements, examples, descriptions) from sentences or paragraphs.
FINAL ASSESSMENT!!
During the next class you will need to reflect on your answers to the previous tasks, questions, discussions and projects assigned throughout the month on blog spot. Please reflect on the following options listed below. Students will be required to do option 1 and at least 1 of the other 2 options provided.
1. Please create a plan for people to eliminate waste. How can it be done? What can we do with it? How can we avoid it (think of the 3 R's) and how can we make sure people listen? Students will include their “famous student quote” in their plan. This assessment is not optional but required and all plans will be constructed into a “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Book” once all plans are completed I will bind them into a book, you will be expected to design the cover with recycled materials, thrown away items or reusable materials. SO START COLLECTING THEM NOW!! This option is REQUIRED.
2. Please construct a specific plan for you and your family to cut down on waste and recycle more. This will need to be signed when it is completed, I will ask you later about your progress. Be prepared to document you and your families lifestyle changes throughout the rest of the semester.
1. Please create a plan for people to eliminate waste. How can it be done? What can we do with it? How can we avoid it (think of the 3 R's) and how can we make sure people listen? Students will include their “famous student quote” in their plan. This assessment is not optional but required and all plans will be constructed into a “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Book” once all plans are completed I will bind them into a book, you will be expected to design the cover with recycled materials, thrown away items or reusable materials. SO START COLLECTING THEM NOW!! This option is REQUIRED.
2. Please construct a specific plan for you and your family to cut down on waste and recycle more. This will need to be signed when it is completed, I will ask you later about your progress. Be prepared to document you and your families lifestyle changes throughout the rest of the semester.
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3.Create something useful, decorative, or creative from things you normally would have thrown away in the trash. BE CREATIVE!!
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