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Home Education K-12 Lesson Clearinghouse Grades 3-5 Science Precycle - the First Step

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Precycle - the First Step

Lesson Description:
Students will be able to ... 
  • Identify and describe how manufacturer’s action in regards to waste management can affect change and improve the environment.
  • Identify and describe the life cycle of consumer products.
  • Communicate their ideas in writing and inform readers about their actions to reduce waste by precycling.
  • Explain the need to reduce the amount of trash they generate, and describe ways in which they can make changes in their actions to support waste reduction.
Lesson Type:
  • Discussion
  • Other
Sustainability Topic:
  • Waste Reduction
GEF Program Category:
  • Waste Reduction Challenge
Time Needed:
50 minutes
Standards Addressed:
Geography Standard 16: Understand the changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution and importance of resources.
  • Benchmark # 5: Know advantages and disadvantages of recycling and reusing different types of materials.

Geography Standard 18: Understand global development and environmental issues.
  • Benchmark # 2: Know ways in which resources can be managed and why it is important to do so (e.g., conservation practices, recycling non-renewable resources).

Language Arts Standard 8: Use listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.
  • Benchmark # 3: Respond to questions and comments (e.g., gives reasons in support of opinions).
Materials Needed:
  • Computer
  • PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer
  • Assorted lunch materials:
  • Lunch 1: Sample items for not green lunch (paper bag, can or bottle, plastic wrap, foil, zip lock bag, etc.)
  • Lunch 2: Sample items for green lunch (reusable lunch bag, thermos or reusable drink bottle, reusable containers, piece of fruit, etc.)
  • “High Five” PDF of worksheet provided below
  • Powerpoint
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Lesson Documents:
application/pdf Precycle-the First Step.Lesson.pdf
Lesson Documents:
application/pdf Precycle-the First Step.Hand.pdf
Located in: Science | Social Studies | Language Arts

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