1. The Question

Imagine that you are an environmental researcher and you have just been asked to make a helpful brochure for your community on the benefits and positive consequences of environmental issues such as recycling, native planting, and good farming practices. Research these three environmental issues and choose one to make an informational brochure on.

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2. Information SourcesHere are some websites that will help you better understand recycling, native planting, and good farming practices. Use any prior knowledge and gained knowledge to list and describe the positive consequences of these environmental issues and to eventually make a useful brochure on one of them.

• Benefits of Recycling • Native Planting • Background Info: Good Farming Pr

actices • Good Farming Practices

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3. The Student Activity

After you have researched recycling, native planting, and good farming practices, fill out the chart similar to the one on the right. Make sure you list and describe what each of these issues are and their positive consequences on humans and the Earth. Click on the link below to fill out the chart. This will help you to gather information for your brochure.

Click here for the chart.

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Environmental Issue

What is it? Positive consequence on humans and Earth?

4. The Assessment Activity

The mayor in your town has chosen you to make a brochure about either recycling, native planting, or good farming practices to share with your community since you are an expert environmental researcher. Make sure to include what your environmental issue is and is all about. Then include the benefits or positive consequences these practices have on our Earth and humans. Lastly, come up with a plan to help your community carry out these beneficial practices. The plan does not have to be complicated it can be something simple. Make sure to be creative and use pictures in your brochure. Make the people of your community want to read your brochure. Have fun!

Click here for the brochure template. Click here to view the rubric that will be used in grading your brochure.

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5. Enrichment Activities

• 7 Benefits of Recycling • Did You Know? Recycling

Facts • Recycling Centers

If you finish early or you would like to find out more about recycling, click the links to the left to watch some informational videos.

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6. Teacher Support Materials

Maryland State Curriculum

Science Grade 5 Standard 6.0 Environmental Science • Topic B: Environmental Issues • Indicator 2: Recognize and describe that consequences may occur when Earth’s

natural resources are used.• Objective a: Explain how human activities may have positive consequences on the

natural environment. - Recycling centers - Native Plantings - Good Farming Practice

• This lesson may take more than one day for students to complete. Students should work alone on all parts of this lesson.

• By the end of this lesson, students will understand the importance and positive consequences of recycling, native planting, and good farming practices. They will display all of the information they have learned into a brochure and come up with an idea of how to help their community with one of these beneficial practices.

• Click here for pte worksheet.

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