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  Composting in the Classroom

  In this lesson, students will be able to understand what composting is, why it is important, and how to begin composting themselves. They will apply these concepts by designing and proposing a composting program at school.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Waste Management, Sustainable Development
  Subject:Science, English / Language Arts
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Creating Biodiesel & Mitigating Waste

  This exercise introduces students to the concept of alternative fuels, and gives them an opportunity to produce their own biodiesel fuel using an analytical approach. The text of the exercise gives students a brief background in the...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Generation, Recycling and Waste Management, Renewable Energy
  Subject:Science, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Eco Elves’ Assistants

  This lesson engages students in saving the Eco-Elves from Destruction in order to restore ecological order. Students will realize what energy is and where we can get it from. They will learn about energy use patterns and issues of...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management, Water Issues
  Subject:Science, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Ecological Footprints

  Students will understand the ecological footprint concept and the difference between consumption and waste and begin to articulate the parallels between the two.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management, Science and Technology
  Subject:Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 4 5 6 7 8 9
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  Enviro-Proofing Your Home

  Students will analyze their home environments and establish recycling, composting, and energy saving systems that will lessen their family’s impact on the environment while saving them money in the long run. The end result...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Energy Use and Conservation, Natural Resources, Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Science, Family/Consumer Studies, Social Studies, Environmental Studies, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Food Security and Climate Change: Challenge Badge

  This manual is designed to help educate children and young people about climate change and food security while encouraging them to take action against global warming, environmental degradation and hunger in the world. It includes...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Food and Agriculture, Recycling and Waste Management, Taking Action
  Subject:Geography, Social Studies, Environmental Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary, Intermediate / Middle, Secondary
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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  Garbage vs Recycle Centre

  It is easy to learn how recycling works and how each student can help. What is the blue box program? Start a campaign for “recycling day”, not “garbage day”. Should we think more about recycling and reusing...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Science, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary
  Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6
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  Garbology

  Garbology is Lesson 1 from "Buy, Use, Toss? A Closer Look at the Things We Buy". In this lesson, students first analyze typical contents of a North American trash can in order to define “luxury” and...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Science, Geography, Social Studies, Biology, Environmental Science
  Level:Secondary
  Grade: 9 10 11 12
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  Good Garbage vs Bad Garbage

  In this lesson, students will be challenged to help clean up the area of the schoolyard they play in. Safety Note: Not all things students pick up from the ground are safe. A good rule of thumb is that food wrappers are fine, but...

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management
  Subject:Science, Social Studies
  Level:Primary / Elementary
  Grade:JK K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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  Graph our Litter

  Students examine their schoolyard for litter and graph its spread. Using TIGed Collaborations, your students can share their results with other students around the world and discuss what the causes might be for any differences.

  Type:Lesson Plan
  Topic:Recycling and Waste Management, Solutions, Taking Action
  Subject:Mathematics, Science
  Level:Intermediate / Middle
  Grade: 7 8 9
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