Lesson Type:

• Other

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Sustainability Topic:

• Waste Reduction

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GEF Program Category:

• Waste Reduction Challenge

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Standards Addressed:
Technology Standard 3: Understand the relationship among science, technology, society and the individual.

• Benchmark # 3: Know that man-made materials, products and systems can affect the environment adversely, yet there are things that can be done to circumvent this process (e.g., disposing of waste properly, reusing objects, recycling, reducing the amount of trash created, composting, shopping green, buying in bulk).

Science Standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.

• Benchmark # 1: Know learning can come from careful observation and simple experiments.
• Benchmark # 2: Know that tools (e.g., scales) can be used to gather information and extend the senses.

Mathematics Standard 2: Understand and apply basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers.

• Benchmark # 3: Understand symbolic, concrete, and pictorial representations of numbers.
• Benchmark # 4: Understand basic whole number relationships (e.g., 4 is less than ten).

Mathematics Standard 3: Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation.

• Benchmark # 1: Adds and subtracts whole numbers.
• Benchmark # 2: Solve real world problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers.

Mathematics Standard 4: Understand and apply the basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement.

• Benchmark # 1: Understand the basic measurement of length, width, height, weight and temperature.

Mathematics Standard 6: Understand and apply the basic and advanced concepts of statistics and data analysis.

• Benchmark # 1: Collect and represent information about objects or events in simple graphs (e.g., tally charts, bar graphs).

Language Arts Standard 1: Use the general skills and strategies of the writing process.

• Benchmark # 7: Write in a variety of forms and genres (e.g., letters, journals).
• Benchmark # 8: Write for different purposes (to inform, communicate ideas).

Language Arts Standard 8: Use listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.

• Benchmark # 1: Make contributions in class and group discussions.
• Benchmark # 2: Ask and respond to questions.
• Benchmark # 5: Use grade level appropriate vocabulary in speech (e.g., terms related to waste reduction and recycling).

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Lesson Documents:
Grade 2 Reduce Your Trash.Lesson.pdf

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