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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Green Packaging
Lesson Description:
- 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.
- Collect, record, organize, interpret and analyze data using a variety of graphic representations and draw logical conclusions.
- Communicate their ideas in writing and inform readers about their actions to reduce waste.
Lesson Type:
- Other
Sustainability Topic:
- Waste Reduction
GEF Program Category:
- Waste Reduction Challenge
Time Needed:
50 minutes
50 minutes
Standards Addressed:
Geography Standard 18: Understand global development and environmental issues.
Technology Standard 4: Understand the nature of technological design.
Technology Standard 6: Understand the nature and uses of different forms of technology.
Science Standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
Economics Standard 2: Understand characteristics of different economic systems, institutions and economic advantages.
Language Arts Standard 1: Use the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
Language Arts Standard 8: Use listening and speaking strategies for different purposes.
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).
Technology Standard 4: Understand the nature of technological design.
- Benchmark # 5: Know constraints that must be considered when designing a solution to a problem (e.g., cost materials, safety, scientific laws, environmental impact, time, space, etc).
Technology Standard 6: Understand the nature and uses of different forms of technology.
- Benchmark # 6: Know that manufacturing processes include designing the product, gathering natural and/or synthetic resources, and final production.
Science Standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
- Benchmark # 3: Plans and conducts simple investigations.
Economics Standard 2: Understand characteristics of different economic systems, institutions and economic advantages.
- Benchmark # 4: Know households (i.e., individuals or family units), as consumers, buy goods and services from businesses.
Language Arts Standard 1: Use the general skills and strategies of the writing process.
- Benchmark # 12: Write letters.
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:
- "Sample Data Collection Worksheet" provided below
- "Data Collection Worksheet" provided below
- Pencils
- Empty Plastic Drink Bottle
- Brown paper lunch bags full of trash (one per work group)
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
