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Recycling Revolution:Taking Action in Your Community
EDU 505Multimedia and Internet for Education
BY: Jessica Whitney and Bridget Callaghan
Introduction Have you ever wondered what happens to
all of your old toys after they are thrown away? Or where Styrofoam cups or packing material ends up? Plastic from toys and other products can end up in oceans and lakes, hurting the animals that live there. Styrofoam can take up to 1,000 years to decompose! There are many other materials you throw away everyday that hurt the environment in one way or another.
Is it your job to protect the environment and the future of your community? If you don’t take action, who will? It is your responsibility as a citizen to take care of the community you live in for future generations.
Task Your task is to become a local
environmentalist. You will team up with a partner to investigate one material that can potentially harm the environment. Then, you will be taking action. You will learn how and where to recycle that material and create a poster that will be shared with the class.
Process1) First, you must break up into groups of
two. Find a partner! 2) It’s time to get excited about the
environment. Please watch this video. Keep in mind all of the materials that are being recycled and how you can help the environment by recycling in your community. Reduce the Harm: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Process Continued 3) Choose one recyclable item you would like to focus your research on:
ELECTRONICS MOTOR OIL STYROFOAM PAPER PLASTIC ALUMINIM CANS LIGHT BUBLS GLASS BATTERIES TIRES
4) Search provided resources for your item and jot down information in your “Go Green” journal. There will be four things you should be looking for.
a) 3 interesting facts about your item b) 3 reasons this item is harmful to the environment when not recycled c) 3 things you can to do to reduce, reuse, recycle your item (one example for each ) d) Investigate and list locations within 25 miles that you can recycle your item (using Earth911.com locator)
Process Continued5) When you are finished a complete search and found
all required information, you and your partner will be creating a poster to share your results. Your poster must be communicate all of the information found in your search and fully cover the four guidelines listed above.
6) When you have completed your poster you and your
classmates will be reporting their findings and their posters to the rest of the class. They will be set up around the classroom on the due date and everyone will have a chance to walk around and see each poster.
ResourcesHere is a list of sources for you and yourpartner to help with your investigation. Look for your material and click away!Recycle Cityhttp://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/ NIEHS Kids Pageshttp://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm Commonly Recycled Materials Informationhttp://www.obviously.com/recycle/guides/common.html Earth 911- Local recycling Resourcehttp://earth911.com
Resources Continued Aluminum Cans http
://www.novelis.com/Recycle/EN/Educators/Educational+Materials/Recycling+Facts+and+Figures/
http://www.professorshouse.com/your-home/environmentally-friendly/recycling-aluminum-cans.aspx
http://www.container-recycling.org/publications/trashedcans/sample.htm Light Bulbs http://www.lamprecycle.org/
http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/wastetypes/universal/lamps/index.htm
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/cr_natural_homemade/article/0,,diy_13767_5109788,00.html
Resources ContinuedGlass http://www.conservation.ca.gov/dor/rre/kids/Pages/hdrc.aspx
http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationSheets/Glass.htm
Batteries http
://earth911.com/hazardous/single-use-batteries/tips-on-recycling-single-use-batteries/
http://www.ehso.com/ehshome/batteries.php
Resources ContinuedTires
http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/envsrvs/solidwaste/pdf/recycle_Tires.pdf
http://www.kriyayoga.com/how_to/tire-recycling/tire-recycling.html
Electronicshttp://tab.computer.org/ehsc/page2.htm
http://www.recyclingforcharities.com/Environmental-Effects-of-E-Waste.php
http://www.ec.gc.ca/envirozine/english/issues/33/feature1_e.cfm
Resources Continued Motor Oilhttp://prose.eng.ua.edu/ed/studentguide.html
http://www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/oilspill.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040115074647.htm Styrofoam (Polystyrene)
http://www.earthresource.org/campaigns/capp/capp-styrofoam.html
http://www.ufpt.com/moldedfiber.asp?gclid=CJrRwo39jJgCFQw9GgodzR0iDA
http://www.teenink.com/Poetry/article.php?link=Past/2006/February/19888.xml
http://www.ejnet.org/plastics/polystyrene/nader.html
http://www.bcb.uwc.ac.za/envfacts/facts/ozone.htm
Resources Continued Paperhttp://www.tappi.org/paperu/all_about_paper/earth_answers/Recycle1.htm
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Paper
http://www.designvitality.com/blog/2007/10/save-paper-and-trees-blog-action-day Plastichttp://www.ocean.udel.edu/mas/masnotes/plastic.html
http://www.algalita.org/pdf/What-you-can-do.pdf
http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_gunther_plastic.fortune/index.htm
http://www.click4carbon.com/blog/2008/08/can-you-live-for-month-without-plastic.php
EvaluationYour project will be graded on the basis of the following rubric:
0 1 2
Interesting Facts
Did not include any interesting facts about your material; did not show interest in your
topic.
Included one or two interesting facts about
your material.
Included three or
more interesting facts about your material.
Damage to the Environment
Did not include ways that your material
affects the environment; did not
show expertise on your topic.
Included one or two ways that your
material affects the environment.
Included three or more ways that your material affects the
environment.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Did not include any ways to reduce, reuse,
or recycle your material.
Only included one or two ways to reduce,
reuse, or recycle your material.
Included how you can reduce, reuse, and
recycle your material.
Local RecyclingDid not describe any local places you can
recycle your material.
Described one or two different local places you can recycle your
material.
Described three different local places you can recycle your
material.
Looks and Conventions of
Poster
Showed little to no effort in project and
made more than three grammatical or
spelling mistakes.
Poster is pleasing to the eye and uses some
proper writing conventions with only
a few mistakes.
Poster is creative, pleasing to the eye, organized, and uses
proper writing conventions. Showed
a great amount of effort in project.
ConclusionCongratulations! You
have completed the task and have done your part
as a local environmentalist. While
your task is complete, it is important that you
keep up the good work, encourage others, and
continue to reduce, reuse, and recycle in your
community!
Sources:All images taken from Google image search