Special emphasis will be placed on watershed protection through litter prevention and conservation. Students will examine the 3 R's as a means to conserve identified natural resources. We will discuss trends in recycling and solid waste management technologies. Students will examine aspects of recycling and solid waste management, and then play a fun interactive game reviewing what they have learned. We walk your students through experimental design as we work together to reduce lunch packaging.
Students analyze and project outcomes.
Special requirements and limited supplies, so please register early . Solid waste disposal is a major industry. Students learn different methods of waste disposal and ways they personally can reduce the waste stream. A 35 mm slide presentation and discussion review Roanoke Valley's connections to the ocean and ocean characteristics. Marine debris is a health hazard, presenting a threat for entanglement by marine mammals and aquatic life.