Teachers-- now is the time to reduce the number of fellow colleagues having to re-invent standards based curriculum plans for a recycling unit, reuse your own teaching reflections, and recycle your best ideas about teaching recycling in an elementary school setting.
As noted in my previous post, I am in the midst of developing an integrated unit on recycling for my 5th grade students. I have 3 goals for the unit: 1) to have the children become knowledgeable about past abuses of our resources and the benefits of recyling; 2)to provide hands-on opportunities for my students to analyze and develop programs of change in their personal lives, school and community; and finally, 3) to integrate this science unit into other parts of the curriculum, including math, art, reading, writing, and technology. Towards these latter goals, I hope to have my students interactively contribute thoughts, opinions, and results on this blogging page.
I would be grateful to hear of any lesson plans, hands-on activities, useful websites, or other tidbits of knowledge that you would like to contribute about
your experiences planning, implementing, and/or assessing a unit on recycling.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Some sites that might interest you:
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Recycle_5_l.html
http://www..http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1991/waste.html
http://www.gogreeninitiative.org/WhyGoGreen2.html
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