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Sharing the planet

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Central Idea:

Our personal choices can change our environment.

An Inquiry Into:

  • Nature's recycling process (decomposition)
  • How different materials can be reused
  • The steps we can take to reduce our waste in school and at home
  • How waste materials can be changed into something useful

RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THIS UNIT:

Non-Fiction Books:

Call Number Author Title
363.72 FIF   50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Recycle
363.72 GRE Green, Jen Why Should I Recycle?
363.72 LLE Llewellyn, Claire Let's Recycle
363.72 SKI Skidmore, Steve What a Load of Trash!
363.72 WEB Weber, Rebecca Waste Not : Time to Recycle
628.4 GIB Gibbons, Gail Recycle! : a Handbook for Kids
628.4 SHO Showers, Paul Where Does the Garbage Go?
745.5 FIA Fiarotta, Phyllis Cups & Cans & Paper Plate Fans : Craft Projects from Recycled Materials
745.5 KAL Kallen, Stuart A. Eco-Arts & Crafts
745.5 ROS Ross, Kathy Every Day is Earth Day : a Craft Book

Fiction Books:

 

AV Materials:

Call Number Title
DVD 628.44 DAY A Day in the Life of a Garbage Truck!
VID 363.728 TRA Trash and the Environment
VID 628.4 THE There Goes a Garbage Truck

Websites:

Brainpop Video: Recycling

Brainpop Video: Plastic

Brainpop Video: Waste Management

 

Listen to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Song by Jack Johnson

Lyrics to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Song by Jack Johnson

Templates:

RRR

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