The Great Lunch Dilemma Lesson in which students consider actions that generate lunch trash and examine ways, which generate less lunch trash. The Mystery Bag Activity to help younger students develop a greater awareness of what makes up garbage. Recycling Survey Lesson in which students create a recycling survey form, distribute it to students in other classes, teachers, neighbors, friends, and relatives, then report and discuss the results with the class. What You Produce Activity to help younger children to understand that they can reuse materials and reduce the amount of waste that is produced. Unscrambling Our Recycling World Activity in which students unscramble words on a worksheet related to the theme of recycling and reusing.
Students learn to identify waste reduction techniques.
Used Motor Oil Recycling Activity in which students examine the economic and environmental implications of not recycling used motor oil, the benefits of recycling, and the improper consequences of improper disposal. Waste No Words Online crossword puzzle based on the theme of recycling and reusing. Continue to next page Return to top of page . .