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RECYCLING: REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSE

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in group activities about the concepts of reducing, reusing and recycling. They read a poem, demonstrate recycling, reusing and reducing, and work in a small group to present a play.
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Recycled Treasures

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop creative-thinking skills that they will use repeatedly throughout their life. In this early childhood art lesson, students develop creative-thinking, social-development, and language skills, and an awareness of the...
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The Three R's: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students understand conservation terms. In this three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) lesson, students understand the importance of preserving a clean world and reducing waste. Students sing a song which show importance of 3R's.
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Recycling

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate how to reduce, recycle, and reuse items in order to conserve natural resources. They complete a trash graphing activity after discussing different types of trash. Finally, the examine ways to buy recycled products to...
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Milk Mon' Activity Sheet

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this recycling worksheet, students color pictures of recycling bins either yellow or blue. They identify 7 items that can be recycled in the blue bin, and tell 5 things that can be recycled in the yellow bin. They color a recycling...
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Sunny Sam Activity Sheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
In these recycling worksheets, students connect the dots and color the 2 pictures for the recycling bins. Students circle items that would be placed in each bin with blue and yellow crayons. Students complete a maze and find 10 things in...
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Paper From Paper Experiment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this paper from paper experiment, students follow the procedures to make recycled paper and answer questions about the process.
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My Mess-Free Desk

For Teachers 1st - 10th
Students, utilizing recycled plastic containers, construct a desk organizer in a unifying manner and mold a base for their unit. They organize their study area with a cool theme or color scheme and help the environment at the same time.
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News Crew Tools

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create newsgathering equipment using recycled materials and a variety of craft materials. They discuss the roles and responsibilities of a news reporter and the kind of equipment they use, create their props, and use their props...
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A Little Recycling Goes A Long Way

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Every time you purchase something from the store, it goes into a bag, but what happens to the bag? This lesson encourages your learners to think about what happens to those plastic and paper bags and their effect on the environment. Use...
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Voyages in a Bottle

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students uncover the method for easily building a ship in a bottle. Then they fabricate a 3-D model of the ship(s) used on an exploratory sailing voyage and display it in a plastic bottle. Students also draw a map of the world their...
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Wilderness Classroom

Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Educate scholars on pollution—air, water, and land—with a series of lessons that begin with a thorough explanation of each type. Learners then take part in three activities to reinforce the importance of reducing pollution. They...
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Where Is Away?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore garbage. In this landfill lesson, students investigate how much garbage is collected in landfills on average each day. Students discover hazardous materials that are disposed of improperly and the effects of these...
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Curious George Sailboat

For Teachers K - 2nd
A whole-group discussion kicks off a hands-on activity that challenges young engineers to build a sailboat using reusable materials. Participants gather recycled items to assemble their one-of-a-kind sailboat and test its ability to...
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Recycling Spiral Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recycling puzzle worksheet, students use a set of 8 clues about recycling to complete a spiral puzzle. A reference web site is included for additional activities. 
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Recycling Vocabulary Fill Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this recycling vocabulary instructional activity, students use a set of recycling definition clues to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Recycling Word Scramble Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recycling activity, students unscramble a set of 15 words related to recycling. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Recycling-Alphabetical Order #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recycling worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 15 recycling related words. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Recycling Spelling Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
For this recycling spelling worksheet, students circle the correct spelling of a set of 15 words related to recycling. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Recycling Dotted Handwriting Activity

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this recycling handwriting worksheet, learners practice tracing and printing a set of 3 words: adapt, Can and Cardboard. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Positively Paper

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study concepts related to paper recycling. In this recycling lesson, they investigate the chemical processes used to recycle paper, and look at the environmental problems associated with using and recycling different types of...
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Positively Paper

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover that all paper is recycled the same way, and that some paper requires complex chemical treatments before it can be made into usable recycled paper. They see that we must choose what kinds of paper minimize environmental...
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It All Adds Up

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm reasons for politicians to expand recycling programs and find statistics to support recycling programs. They design posters, displaying a compelling statistic about recycling, to convince students at their...
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All About Aluminum

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the metal aluminum. In this metal properties lesson, students experiment to distinguish between aluminum and other metals. Students assess how aluminum is created and recycled.

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