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Mapping the Village

For Teachers K - 12th
Students measure, weigh, and document the amount of trash and garbage generated by the school for one day. They brainstorm solutions for trash in the area and assist with the school-wide recycle program.
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Going Green School Campaign

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore ways to make their school's interior and exterior environmentally 'green.' In this environmental concern activity, students work in groups to examine their school's interior and exteriors to make them 'green.' Students...
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Create, Design, and Invent with Plastic

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore creative ways to reuse materials. In this ecology/art lesson, students create artwork using trash. Students view examples of folk art from around the world that used waste products as a main component.
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Trash Flash Through Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe ways in which solid waste was disposed in the past and the present. They survey an older citizen about his/her solid waste disposal methods. They discover solid waste practices from long ago.
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Put on a Happy Face!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore using recycled materials. In this ecology/art lesson, students use recycled materials to create a Halloween mask. Students view folk art made of natural and available resources, and discuss possible cultural uses for...
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Collocation Pelmanism

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and analyze the article, "Lexical exploitation of texts," and become aware of the concept of recycling new words. They practice this concept several times in class before they take on the memory game pelmanism in the follow...
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Thinking about Energy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their understandings about energy concepts by completing an online survey. Students participate in a class discussion about their uses of resources and the differences between perpetual, renewable, and nonrenewable...
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Elmer's Glue Crew

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice cleaning up the environment by identifying wasteful behaviors in their school. For this arts and crafts lesson, students create "eco-inspector" binoculars using Elmer's glue, plastic wrap, and construction paper....
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Succession in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate their environment by growing plants in class.  In this botany lesson, students discuss the lifespan of plants and animals and how they must be cared for continuously over time.  Students grow a plant in...
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Tree-mendous!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the ways people use trees. In this Science lesson, 5th graders play a word game with tree classification. Students determine the need for protecting natural resources.
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Self Portrait using watch parts and tin - Mixed media

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars create whimsical self portraits using watch parts and tin - recycling. They demonstrate safety in using tools. They use a variety of materials to create a work of art , and demonstrate understanding of the elements and...
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Web of Predators and Prey

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the food chain by researching the Internet.  In this ecosystem lesson, students view the video "Competitor and Predator" and read a book from the series "The Magic School Bus."  Students utilize a worksheet...
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TESI 04 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write and balance five chemcial equations which have been observed throughout the process of completing the experiment. They use vacuum filtration to recover suspeneded particals from a colloidal suspension. Students correctly...
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Celestial Dreams Pencil Cup

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a visual reminder of their goals and aspirations. Then they use recycled material as an armature for sculpting a useful container. Students also select symbols for their cups reflecting their dreams and follow directions...
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Inuksuk Stone Statues

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students examine how people in the arctic communicate with one another with stones. Using the internet, they determine the meanings of the various stone sculptures. To end the activity, they make their own saying out of recycled material.
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Bird of Peace

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss the saying "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem". They brainstorm and create a list universal symbols for peace. They create a paper mache Bird of Peace using recycled paper, balloons and glue.
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Design Your School

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research the schools of yesterday, today, and the future. They read a book by Louis Sachar and discuss information and human values presented by this writer of humorous, offbeat literature. Afterward, they use recycled materials...
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Emerald City

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students read "The Wizard of Oz." They list descriptive words and information about the Emerald City. Students plan, design, and build their own 3-dimensional Emerald City. They create a dazzling Emerald City with recycled produce trays...
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Erase Waste

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students brainstorm a list of objects that are thrown in the trash each day and come up with alternative uses for the trash. They design a 3-D poster to display their ideas to recycle and reuse items creately to personally erase waste.
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Fields of Daffodils

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the characteristics of a community. They discuss their local neighborhood, and brainstorm ways to help others in their community. Using recycled file folders and paint, students create their own daffodils. They discuss...
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Peek-Inside Egg

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research information about Easter celebrations in several cultures and identify symbols of the holiday. They find out about famous egg-decorating eggs from countries that have a tradition of egg artistry. Studnets create theri...
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Roundabout the Arc de Triomphe

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students recognize one of the most important landmarks of France and perhaps the greatest triumphal arch in the world. They demonstrate their knowledge of this famous arch by building a replica with recycled boxes and other craft materials.
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Suzani From Bukhara

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are introduced to the technique of suzani. Using a map, they locate Uzbekistan and trace some people's heritage back to Genghis Khan. Individually, they decorate their own replica suzani on recycled paper and present them to the...
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The Moomba Festival

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students study an Australian festival, Moomba. They research early tram usage, power sources and construct 3-D tram for their own tram parade. They decorate large recycled boxes, such as refrigerator boxes, as trams. Younger children and...

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