Students analyze disposable products that they use and identify durable products that can be substituted. Students compare the cost and packaging of several brands of cookies. They survey packaging materials and products in a supermarket to identify products that are recyclable and those make of recycled material. Students invent new ways to use old items. They design a package for a compact disk.
Students write a story about other young people conducting a conservation project.
They identify environmental problems in their own community. Students describe projects conducted by other classes and share articles they have gathered about people participating in conservation projects. They brainstorm a list of projects aimed at conserving natural resources. The class selects a conservation project from the list and implements it. If applicable, students use the problem-solving process to plan, implement, and evaluate the project.