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Warm-up Exercise

Warm-up Exercise. Who can tell me what this symbol represents?. Focus Exercise. Who can tell me what this symbol means?. What does it mean to recycle?. Introduction /New Material. Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!. REDUCE.

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Warm-up Exercise

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  1. Warm-up Exercise

  2. Who can tell me what this symbol represents? Focus Exercise

  3. Who can tell me what this symbol means?

  4. What does it mean to recycle? Introduction /New Material

  5. Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!

  6. REDUCE Reduce: to make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount. You can practice reduction by selecting products that do not have to be added to landfills or the waste stream in general.

  7. Reduce • Buy and use less of things- Buy only what you need; use ALL of what you buy • Make smart package selections; LESS is better • Precycle by purchasing products in recyclable containers or that are packaged with recycled materials

  8. Reduce • Think BIG. Always buy in bulk and use reusable containers • ALWAYS use reusable shopping bags and NEVER plastic or paper bags • Use durable items instead of disposable items such as: diapers, glass containers, cloth napkins verses paper, etc.

  9. Reduce • Say NO to junk mail. Call toll free numbers to remove your address from unwanted catalogs. • Pay bills and order items online verses through the mail. • Plant a garden- Food you grow yourself does not have to be processed and no fossil fuels are needed to preserve the food

  10. REUSE Reuse: to use something again, often for a different purpose “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure!” Here are some examples of reuse.

  11. Reuse • Take along washable cups and mugs and don’t use disposables • When using disposables, DON’T throw them away. Wash and reuse. This includes items like, zip-lock bags, plastic utensils, shoeboxes for storage, etc. • Repair instead of buying new. Items such as bicycles, appliances, cars, etc.

  12. Reuse • Donate unwanted items to Goodwill or the Salvation Army for someone else to use. • Shred unwanted paper documents. This is used as shipping packaging and other recycled materials. • Use cloth or paper gift bags that can be used over and over instead of boxes and gift wrap.

  13. Reuse • Use cloth napkins and hand towels in the kitchen in place of paper napkins and paper towels • New Baby in the house? Use cloth diapers instead of disposables

  14. RECYCLE Recycle: When something is saved and taken to places where the items are remade into the same product again or into a new product. Just about everything in your home or at school can be reused or recycled into something else!

  15. Recycle DON’T THROW AWAY ANYTHING THAT CAN BE RECYCLED. Always recycle…

  16. Recycle Batteries Aluminum Cans Appliances Building Materials Cardboard Chemicals Electronics Glass; jars & bottles Lead Magazines Metal Newspapers Oil Paint Paper Plastic Bags Plastic Bottles Packaging Steel Cans Tires Wood Copy Paper Yard Waste

  17. What is Waste? Anything discarded, rejected, surplused, abandoned or otherwise released into the environment in a manner (or quality) that could have an impact on the environment.

  18. What happens to garbage once it is collect? Garbage is carried off to landfills where trash is buried underground.

  19. Decomposition Decomposition: to break down organic matter from a complex to a simpler form, mainly through the action of fungi and bacteria, or be broken down in this way.

  20. How long does trash last in a landfill? Let’s see how well you know your trash!

  21. DecompositionHow long do the following items last in a landfill? Banana Peel ___ Paper Bag ___ Cotton Rag ___ Wool sock ___ Cigarette Butt ___ Leather Boot ___ Tin Can ___ Aluminum Can ___ Plastic 6-pack ring ___ Styrofoam Cup ___ Glass Bottle ___ Guided Exercise

  22. DecompositionLandfill Waste Banana Peel - 3 to 4 weeks Paper Bag - 1 month Cotton Rag – 5 months Wool sock - 1 year Cigarette Butt - 2 to 5 years Leather Boot - 40 to 50 years Tin Can - 80 to 100 years Aluminum Can - 200 to 500 years Plastic 6-pack ring - 1 million years Styrofoam Cup - Forever Glass Bottle - Forever

  23. How do you rate?Let’s take a look at your lunch Small Group Exercise

  24. Rate a Lunch Bag(Student Handout) You will need: 1 bag lunch from home and a pencil Follow the steps below to decide how "energy-efficient" your lunch packaging is: 1. Take out the contents of your lunch bag and put it on the desk. 2. Record the number of items that you find in your lunch by typing the number in the box: ___reusable lunch box ___paper ___reusable thermos ___wax paper ___single-serving container ___plastic wrap or baggie ___reusable plastic container ___aluminum foil ___plastic straw ___cellophane

  25. Rate a Lunch Bag(Student Handout) 3. Do you throw all these items away every day? 4. How could you use less packaging so you make less garbage? 5. How many items in your lunch bag are recyclable, non-reusable, and reusable? 6. Write a list of 3 things you can do at home to cut down on garbage.

  26. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO RECYCLE? What are some ways we can recycle at school and at home? Wrap-up on Smart Board

  27. WHAT CAN I DO? Let’s see how these second graders plan on doing their part. Click on Symbol Closure Video

  28. Recycling as Art • Recycled Art: Crafted from used plastic bags imprinted with familiar logos and slogans, beauty is created in the form of these mandalas by Texas artist, Virginia Fleck. Art Extension

  29. Recycling Extensions • Recycled Art: Plastic bottle cap furniture by French artist, Isa Diague.

  30. Your Recycled Art! • Recycled Art Project: Recycled pencil holder for your desk.

  31. Pencil Holder Project Materials used: Tin soup can Plastic bags from various stores, Magazine and Catalog pages (bright colors) School Glue Decoupage Paint Brushes Water Cups

  32. Pencil Holder Project Directions for Art Project: Cut or tear pieces of colorful paper from magazines and catalogs Cut pieces of plastic from shopping bags Include words and graphics too Glue paper on tin cup Let dry Paint decoupage over pencil holder to seal paper

  33. Homework Assignment • Each student is to write (see following handout) your idea/ideas about how a tin can be reused. • Please use sheet provided and illustrate your object. • The recycling idea pages will be laminated and assembled to put in the library under “recycling.” Homework Extension

  34. Homework Extension

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