Recycling Lesson

Created by Teacher(s): Mallory Swafford|Published on: May 20, 2022

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K12

Created by New Jersey Climate Education Hub teachers

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This lesson introduces the idea of reduce, reuse, recycle and has students create a classroom waste management plan.

Step 1 - Inquire: Students are introduced to the idea of reduce, reuse, recycle through an engaging video and cut and match sorting activity.

Step 2 - Investigate: Students practice RRR by sorting recyclables in The Great Reuse Reduce Recycle Relay!

Step 3 - Inspire: Students make a classroom waste management plan using the information they have gained throughout the lesson.

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Subjects: Science

Duration: 1 hour

Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New Jersey

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