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Kimberly Spring—Gr. 2Lowell Elementary, Everett, WA
Tender Loving CareEncouragestudentstotakeanin-
terestintheirenvironmentbyhavingthem"adopt"smallareasoftheschoolgroundsfortheentireschoolyear.Dividestudentsintosmallgroups.Assigneachgroupadesig-natedarea(approximatelyninesquareyards).Haveeachgroupindicatetheboundariesofitsareawithrocks,sticks,orothernaturalmaterials.Throughouttheyear,havestudentsplanandcarryoutactivitiestoshowtheycarefortheEarth.Activitiesmayincludecleaninguplitteranddebris,plantingbulbs,placinghomemadebirdfeedersintrees,andplantinggrassorflowers.Everytimeagroupworksinitsarea,photographtheactivity.Displaythephotosonabulletinboardorinaphotoalbumentitled"WeTakeCareOfTheEarth."Attheendoftheyear,studentswillbeabletoseethatalittleextracaregoesalongwayto-wardmakingtheEarthabetterplace.
Taking Care Of The
AlittletenderlovingcarecanmakeadifferenceforourEarth.Inthisunityou'llfindpracticalideasandactivitiestoincreaseyourstudents'environmentalawarenessandtohelpstartorexpandyourownclassroomrecyclingprogram.Innotimeatall,yourstudentswillseethattheireffortsreallycanhelpimprovetheenvironment. ideas by Lori Bruce
EarthWe "Can" Do!
Americansuseabout80billionaluminumcansayear!Aluminumcanscanberecycledoverandoveragain.Usethereproducibleonpage7tointroducestudentstotheprocessofrecyclingaluminumcans.Asafollow-upactivity,setaclasscollec-tiongoal;thenhavestudentscollectaluminumcansforrecycling.Enlarge,color,andcutouttheEarthManpat-ternonpage9.Displaythecutoutwithaclassgraph(seeillustration)entitled"We'Can'Do!"Eachweekupdatethegraph;thenarrangeforanadultvolunteertotakethecanstoalocalrecyclingfacility.Whenthegoalisreached,useanyprofitsgen-eratedtopurchaserecyclingrecep-taclesorplantsforyourschool.
Mini-LandfillsCreatingamini-landfillgives
studentsafirsthandlookatthede-composingandbiodegradingofvariouskindsoftrash.Foranoutdoorlandfill,obtainpermissiontodigaone-foot-deepholeontheschoolgrounds.Havestudentsburythefollowingitems:severalleaves(fromtreesorproduce),applewedges,stripsofnewspaper,acrushedalumi-numcan,andpiecesofaStyrofoam®
meattrayandatwo-litersoftdrinkbottle.Thenmarkthemini-landfillsite.Orcreateaclassroomlandfillbyburyingsimilaritemsinalargeglassorclearplasticjarandsprin-klingthesoilwithwatereveryweek.Eachmonth,unearththecontentsofyourmini-landfill,notinganychangesinaclassjournal.Attheendoftheyear,diguptheitemsthatdidnotdecomposeandrecyclethem. N
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Number of Weeks
250
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01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Room 8'sLandfill
Katie and Tyler pick
up trash.
Ethan hangs a
bird feeder.
We"Can"Do!
Our Goal 250 cans
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Kimberly Spring—Gr. 2Lowell Elementary, Everett, WA
Tender Loving CareEncouragestudentstotakeanin-
terestintheirenvironmentbyhavingthem"adopt"smallareasoftheschoolgroundsfortheentireschoolyear.Dividestudentsintosmallgroups.Assigneachgroupadesig-natedarea(approximatelyninesquareyards).Haveeachgroupindicatetheboundariesofitsareawithrocks,sticks,orothernaturalmaterials.Throughouttheyear,havestudentsplanandcarryoutactivitiestoshowtheycarefortheEarth.Activitiesmayincludecleaninguplitteranddebris,plantingbulbs,placinghomemadebirdfeedersintrees,andplantinggrassorflowers.Everytimeagroupworksinitsarea,photographtheactivity.Displaythephotosonabulletinboardorinaphotoalbumentitled"WeTakeCareOfTheEarth."Attheendoftheyear,studentswillbeabletoseethatalittleextracaregoesalongwayto-wardmakingtheEarthabetterplace.
Taking Care Of The
AlittletenderlovingcarecanmakeadifferenceforourEarth.Inthisunityou'llfindpracticalideasandactivitiestoincreaseyourstudents'environmentalawarenessandtohelpstartorexpandyourownclassroomrecyclingprogram.Innotimeatall,yourstudentswillseethattheireffortsreallycanhelpimprovetheenvironment. ideas by Lori Bruce
EarthWe "Can" Do!
Americansuseabout80billionaluminumcansayear!Aluminumcanscanberecycledoverandoveragain.Usethereproducibleonpage7tointroducestudentstotheprocessofrecyclingaluminumcans.Asafollow-upactivity,setaclasscollec-tiongoal;thenhavestudentscollectaluminumcansforrecycling.Enlarge,color,andcutouttheEarthManpat-ternonpage9.Displaythecutoutwithaclassgraph(seeillustration)entitled"We'Can'Do!"Eachweekupdatethegraph;thenarrangeforanadultvolunteertotakethecanstoalocalrecyclingfacility.Whenthegoalisreached,useanyprofitsgen-eratedtopurchaserecyclingrecep-taclesorplantsforyourschool.
Mini-LandfillsCreatingamini-landfillgives
studentsafirsthandlookatthede-composingandbiodegradingofvariouskindsoftrash.Foranoutdoorlandfill,obtainpermissiontodigaone-foot-deepholeontheschoolgrounds.Havestudentsburythefollowingitems:severalleaves(fromtreesorproduce),applewedges,stripsofnewspaper,acrushedalumi-numcan,andpiecesofaStyrofoam®
meattrayandatwo-litersoftdrinkbottle.Thenmarkthemini-landfillsite.Orcreateaclassroomlandfillbyburyingsimilaritemsinalargeglassorclearplasticjarandsprin-klingthesoilwithwatereveryweek.Eachmonth,unearththecontentsofyourmini-landfill,notinganychangesinaclassjournal.Attheendoftheyear,diguptheitemsthatdidnotdecomposeandrecyclethem. N
umb
er o
f Ca
ns
Number of Weeks
250
200
150
100
50
01 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Room 8'sLandfill
Katie and Tyler pick
up trash.
Ethan hangs a
bird feeder.
We"Can"Do!
Our Goal 250 cans
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Save Our TreesEveryweekAmericansthrowaway
theequivalentofabout500,000treesintheformofnewsprint.Butrecyclingnewspaperscanhelpsavetrees.Toreducetheamountofnewspaperthatisthrownaway,startaclass-roomnewspaperrecyclingcenter.(Beforehavingstudentsbringinnewspapers,checkyourlocalfirecodetoseeifthepapersyoucollectmustbekeptinspecialcontainers.)
Tocreateamotivationaldisplay,enlarge,color,andcutouttheEarthManpatternonpage9.DisplayEarthManalongwithalargetreecutoutbearingthecaption"We'reSavingTrees!"Havestudentshelpyousetaclassgoal.Eachweekupdatethedisplay;thenhaveanadultvolunteertakethenewspaperstoarecyclingcenter.Whentheclassgoalisreached,havestudentsmaketheirownversionofrecycledpaperbyfollowingthedirectionsin 50Simple Things Kids Can Do To SaveThe Earth (EarthworksGroup).
Stamping OutStyrofoam®
Polystyrenefoam,orStyrofoam®,iscompletelynonbiodegradable.Foamproductsburiedinalandfilltodaywillstillbethere500yearsfromnow!HavestudentsbringinavarietyofStyrofoamcontainers.Displaytheitems;then,asagroup,brainstormalternativeitemsthatcouldbeusedinplaceofeachofthecontainers.Asafollow-upactivity,duplicatestudentcopiesofthe"EarthGram"telegramonpage9.Asksomestudentstowriteandsendtelegramstocompa-nieswhichuseStyrofoampackaging,encouragingthemtoconsideralternativepackaging.Otherstudentsmaysendtelegramstocompaniesthatalreadyusealternativepackag-ing,expressinggratitudefortheirenvironmentalawareness."TelegramforBurgerWorld!"
Code Name of Plastic Abbreviation Common Items
1 polyethylene terephthalate PET soft-drink bottles,peanut butter jars
2 high-density polyethylene HDPE milk jugs, buttertubs, detergentbottles
3 polyvinyl chloride PVC water, shampoo, andcooking oil bottles
4 low-density polyethylene LDPE plastic grocery bags,some plastic wraps
5 polypropylene plastic bottle caps,straws, and lids
6 polystyrene yogurt containers,Styrofoam® products
Plastic TacticsManytypesofplasticscannowberecycled.Tomakeidentifyingdifferent
typeseasier,numbersareimprintedonthebottomsofmanyplasticcon-tainers.Eachnumberrepresentsadifferenttypeofplastic.Havestudentscontributeplasticitemssuchastwo-litersoftdrinkbottles;milkjugs;peanutbutterjars;butterandmargarinetubs;anddetergent,shampoo,andcookingoilbottles.Thenhavestudentssorttheplasticcontainersusingthenumberimprints.Refertothechartshowntoidentifythetypesofplasticcollected.Checklocalrecyclingcenterstodeterminewhichtypesofplasticareacceptedforrecyclinginyourarea.Recyclewhatyoucan,savingthenonrecyclableplasticstouseforarts-and-craftsprojectsandstorageofclassroommaterials.
300250200150100500
Pam Crane
2HDPE Our Goal
300newspapers
The Ream TeamThepaperthatfourpeopleuseinayearweighsaboutasmuchasabigcar!
StudentscanreducetheamountofpapertheyuseatschoolbybecomingmembersofEarthMan'sReamTeam.Havestudentsbrainstormalistofwaystoreducetheamountofpapertheyuse,suchascompletingseveralassignmentsonthesamesheetofpaperorusingthebackofeachsheetofpaperbeforethrowingitaway.ThenhavestudentscreatetheirownReamTeamposters.
Tocreateaposter,duplicateonwhiteconstructionpaperacopyoftheEarthManpattern(page9)foreachstudent.HaveeachstudentcolorandcutouthisEarthManpattern,beforemountingitontheunprintedsideofacerealboxpanel.Havehimaddapaper-recyclingsloganorreminder,thendisplayhisposterinaprominentplace.AmessagefromEarthManwillhelpeveryoneremembertothinktwicebeforethrowingawaypaper.
Toy-Consumer SavvyStudentsareoftenenticedto
purchasetoysbecauseofattractivepackagingandadvertising.Havestudentsbrainstormalistoftoystheyrecentlyreceivedasgifts,boughtwiththeirallowances,orareconsideringbuying.Discussthetoysandtheirpackaging.Isthetoypackagedinunnecessarymaterials?Whathappenstothepackagingmaterialsafterthetoyisopened?Isthetoydurable?Isitspackagemisleading?Afterthediscussion,brainstormalistofthingssmartjuniorconsumersshouldconsiderbeforebuyingtoys.
Toencouragestudentstorecycletheirtoys,holdatoytrade.Haveeachchildbringinatoyhenolongerwantsoruses.Displaythetoysonatable.Placeeachchild'snameinacontainer;thenrandomlydrawoutthenames.Whenhisnameis
drawn,alloweachchildtoselecta"new"toyfromthetable.
Trash BustersTohelpreducetheamountoftrash
yourclasscreatesintheschoolcafeteria,sponsorclass"trash-buster"days.Onthesedays,havestudentsdrinkmilkwithoutusingstrawsanduseclothnapkinsinstead
ofpaperones.Tocreateasetofclothnapkins,havestudentsfringe
12"squaresoflightlycolored,cottonfabric.Ifdesired,usefabriccrayonstodecoratethenapkinswithrecyclingmessagesandillustrations.Foreachstudentwhowishestowriteames-sageonhisnapkin,havethestudentwritehismessageonaseparatesheetofpaper.Tracethewordsonthe back sideofthepaperwithfabriccrayon,andironthisinvertedletteringontothenapkin.Aftereachuse,haveaparentvolunteerwashthenapkinsandreturnthemtoschool.Otherclassesmayfollowyourlead,and,withalittlehelpfromthecafeteriamanager,youmayevenbeabletosponsorschoolwide,trash-busterdays!
Friends Of The EarthCaringfortheEarthisanongoing
project.Priortothefirstdayofeachmonth,duplicateacopyoftheFriendOfTheEarthCalendaronpage8.Fillintheupcomingmonthanddatesbeforeduplicatingacopyforeachstudent.Haveeachstudenttakehiscalendarhomeandfillitinusingthecode.Attheendofeachmonth,havestudentsreturntheircalendarsanddiscussthethingstheydidtohelpsavetheEarth.Torecognizeeachstudent'scontributions,duplicateandfilloutacopyoftheFriendOfTheEarthawardonpage9foreachstudent.
Useonlyonepapertowel.
Usebothsidesof yourpaper!
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