Comp-ost With Us & Recycle Lessons

Learn About Recycling While Having Fun
Curriculum (Content Area) Language Arts, Math, Science, Grade-Level Span: 1-5 PURPOSE (OBJECTIVE) The purpose of "Com-Post With Us?" is to promote recycling of waste in order to make students aware of environmental needs facing our world today. Through the use of technology, field trips, and hands-on activities, students will become proactive in an environmental issue. By learning how to compost, students will experience how waste can be turned into fertilizer. By recycling cartridges and cell phones for money students will learn how to make a profit while helping the world they live in. Parental involvement will increase by engaging both student and parent in the collaboration process of this project. Through the commitment of teachers, students and parents, "Com-Post With Us?" will prepare students to deal with real-life issues affecting their future. STANDARDS Language Arts, Science, Math, Technology Activities Curriculum Standards Performance Indicators NETS Tools & Resources Home Learning Activity Assessment: Print the worksheet and complete. LANGUAGE ARTS 3 SCIENCE F5 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools Worksheet Have someone from your family take the assessment. Write a short comparison between your assessment and their's. Use these worksheets to learn about idea and concept maps. LANGUAGE ARTS 3 SCIENCE F5 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools Idea Map Concept Map Create a concept map comparing and contrasting composting and recycling. Using the Environmental Kids Club website select two links to compare and contrast. LANGUAGE ARTS 7 SCIENCE F5 #5 - Multimedia tools Compare and contrast someone in your family that is close to your age. Use this Venn Diagram worksheet. Using the website Tips for better composting, write the three most important tips needed for composting. LANGUAGE ARTS 7 SCIENCE F5 #5 - Multimedia tools #8 - Educational software Create an idea map usng food items found in your home that may be used for composting. Select two games from this website. Write a narrative piece about each game. LANGUAGE ARTS 5 SCIENCE F5 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools Select a game: describe and explain how the game is played. Using this website select the best bin to use at home and at school. Explain why you chose them. LANGUAGE ARTS 5 SCIENCE F5 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools Write to explain why recycling is needed today. Which Bin Does It Go In? Use this website to test your knowledge about recycling. SCIENCE F5 SCIENCE E3 MATH 5 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools #8- Problem-solving After dinner test three family members on recycling, using 10 household items. Make a graph showing how many correct items each one had. Use this website for the graph. Using this flyer explain what you will do to promote more awareness of this fundraiser in the community. LANGUAGE ARTS 3, 12 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools Write three ideas how you will use the money to improve your school. Use this website as a study guide for the posttest LANGUAGE ARTS 1 #5 - Multimedia tools #8 - Educational software Learn About Recycling Add five more questions to the assessment. Create a multimedia presentation on the importance of recycling. LANGUAGE ARTS 7 #1 - Use keyboard, input/output devices #5 - Multimedia tools #8- Problem-solving Present your project at home. Use their suggestions to improve your project. Use this rubric to assess the other groups LANGUAGE ARTS 1 #5 - Multimedia tools #8 - Educational software Add another category to the rubric
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