Reduce Reuse
Recycle
Objective:
Obtain an understanding of what litter is and why it is bad.
Materials:
books, old clothes, toys, aluminum cans, receipts, candy wrappers, potato chip
bags, plastic bottles and other garbage and recyclables.
Lesson:
1. Throw objects such
as candy wrappers, toys, books, aluminum cans and old clothes onto the
classroom floor. Materials that can be recycled or reused.
2. Have children watch
as you throw objects onto the floor, act as if you don’t care that you are
littering. Don’t be afraid to talk to yourself and sigh. The students will
really enjoy your performance.
3. Allow students to
walk through garbage. Be theatrical!
4. Ask students to
imagine how unpleasant life would be if we continue to throw objects and trash
onto the ground without cleaning it up.
5. Lead discussion
Possible Questions
include:
·
By throwing my trash onto the floor did
I do anything wrong?
·
Are my actions harming anyone or
anything?
·
If so, what would you do?
6. Ask students to correct
your mistakes by placing objects that are trash into the trashcan and objects
that can be recycled into the recycling bin. If they don’t know where some
things go, explain where and why they go in that particular spot.
7. Once all of the
objects have been put into either the trashcan or the recycling bin, ask the
class to tell you if each object was put in the correct place. If all of the
items have been put into the correct place:
·
Tell the student that the potato chip
bags, candy wrappers and plastic bags have to be placed into the trashcan because
it cannot be made into something else.
·
Tell students that the aluminum cans and
the plastic bottles were placed into the recycling bin because they can be used
to make something else.
·
Tell students that the clothes, toys and
books cannot be recycled, but they can be used again. Explain that there are other children who
would love to have their used books and toys
A little video on Reduce Reuse Recycle:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DJ45Yc3urg
Project:
How to make your own robot out of recyclables:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WLDAKZ5Kw
SIMPLE ROBOTS FROM
JUNK
What could be better
than robots made from a cardboard box or a soda can? There’s no real “robotic”
behavior, but make it your own! Maybe you can add wheels from old broken toys
to make it go!
Collect recyclable
things from around your house like cardboard boxes, soda bottles, and caps. Put
them all together and design your own robot. Decorate it with markers and
paint.
You Did It! You have
created your own recycle bot. Show him to your friends and explain why it is
cool to recycle!
Reflection:
This
third grade science lesson uses technology with Bloom’s Taxonomy levels of evaluating and remembering. Children will not only evaluate
why we need to recycle by watching the teacher make a mess in the classroom
they will also watch a music clip to help them remember.
Putting songs and images with your lessons can really help children understand
and remember what they
learned. The students analyze
when they participate in the class discussion about why we need to recycle.
Children will apply
themselves by creating
their own recycle bot out of recycled items around their homes and in their
classroom. Hands on crafts like the recycle bot will help the children apply
and understand the importance of keeping the
earth clean and what kinds of things we can create out of what we might
normally throw away. This lesson uses
the musical and visual parts of Dr. Howard Gardner’s theory of
Multiple Intelligence by including the music clip and the clip on how to
build your own recycle bot. Also the demonstration when the teacher makes a
mess in the classroom is a great way to use Gardner’s visual part theory of multiple
intelligence. The best way for me to
learn was to see it and then put a song or rhyme to what I learned, so I think
this lesson plan would really help students who may learn easier with visual
and musical tools.
