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as soap, laundry detergent, etc. The third and final step is to recycle. Like we talked about earlier, recycle is to reprocess
resources to be used again.
Group Activity
We are now going to do a group activity with the people that are at your table! I want each table to nominate one
person to be the leader of your group. *Give them 15-20 seconds to decide* Who are my leaders at each table? Great! I
want each leader to come up to the front of the room and choose two different items and take them back to your table.
*Give them a minute to get their items* Now, as a group you are going to come up with a list of different products that
you can make that reuses these items, similar to the old coke cans that were shown in the PowerPoint. I am passing out a
piece of paper to each group that you need to fill out as you complete the project. On the front of the worksheet it asks you
what your first item is, then underneath it you are going to make a list of as many different ideas as you can. I want at
least 8-10 different ideas for that item. You will then do this for your second item. After you have made your lists, as a
group you are going to choose what your favorite idea is. You can choose from either list. Then give your product a
creative name! Below the name you are going to answer the questions about your item and product. Number one asks, is
your item recyclable? This is referring to the item before you reuse it as your new product. The second question asks what
additional resources you would need to make your product. For example, tape, glue, etc. The third question asks what
your project will be used for. The last question asks how many uses you can get out of your product? Is this something
you will only use once? Or is this something that you can use multiple times? The last thing that I want you to do is draw
a picture of what you want your product to look like on the back of the piece of paper. I have colored pencils that you can
use as well! Does anyone have any questions before you get started? Great, you have 15 minutes to work on this before
we present! If you have any questions, please raise your hand and I will come around to help.
*While students are working we will be walking around the classroom to observe. This will help with classroom
management and classroom procedures. If students are stuck with ideas or having trouble with different ideas, I will tell
them they can open up one persons Chrome Book to look up ideas. During their work time we will give them a five
minute warning, a two minute warning, and a one minute warning to help keep them on task and give them an idea of the
time.*
Presentations
Allotted time: 8 minutes
Can we have Danielas group present their product idea please. Great job! Can we have Kevins group please
come up and present your product idea. Very creative! Ricardos group, it is your turn. Good job! Thank you for sharing.
Lastly Kelvins group, please present your product to class. Awesome job!
**While students are presenting, if the groups are not specific enough on the design aspects, the following questions will
be used to promote discussion and further learning.**
-Is this product something that you can use more than once?
-Or is this product something that you can only reuse once?
-If you can use it more than once, how often would you use it?
-What additional resources would you need to make your product?
-How did you come up with your product idea?
Closure/Review of Content:
Allotted time: 2 minutes
Thank you everyone for presenting your reused product ideas, they turned out really well! Just as a quick review,
can someone raise their hand and tell me one of the benefits of recycling? Perfect. Who can tell me another benefit of
recycling? Awesome! Now who can name one of the four recyclable areas? Great. Lastly, someone tell me another one of
the four recyclable areas? Thats correct! Thats all we have for today. I hope that you all learned something new about
recycling today! Please put all of your items back on the table before you leave and turn your guided notes into the purple
basket on my desk.. Have a great rest of your day!
Evaluation/assessment of student learning:
Allotted time: N/A
Informal Assessment - Conducted during student pre-assessment based on the questions that students answer during the
introduction/hook activity located on Zaption. During the product idea presentation, the students will again be assessed
based on their responses to further questioning. I will also walk around during the student work time and assess if all
group members are actively participating with their group members.
Formal (Formative) Assessment - The final product activity will be graded based on the Reduce Reuse Recycle Project
worksheet. The questions should be fully answered, and the picture should be neatly drawn on the back of the worksheet.
Students will also be formally assessed on the completion of their Lets Recycle! guided notes. Students will be given a
grade based on the completion of the Zaption activity.
Modifications for exceptional learners:
One modification that I could make for gifted/talented learners would be allowing them to physically make their
product if time allows. One modification that I added for ELL students was by including sentence frames throughout the
lesson. During professional development we learned that sentence frames are a simple modification that will help ELL
students because it sets up the sentence while still challenging the students by having them choose the correct brick words
for the activity. There are also pictures included throughout the PowerPoint to help ELL students. Another modification
that can be made for the lesson is by rearranging the groups for the activity. This would allow me to choose groups that
will work well together. It will also ensure that groups will have a variety of different learners in each group. Students
who are gifted/talented can help then students who are struggling or do not understand the activity.
References:
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycling-benefits.html
http://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycling-basics
http://www.byui.edu/university-operations/facilities-management/recycling-and-sustainability/recycling-statistics
http://www.nrdc.org/thisgreenlife/0802.asp
https://vimeo.com/51933771
Zaption.com/join
Materials and equipment needed for lesson:
-Chrome Books
-Computer
-Smart Board
-PowerPoint
-Variety of materials to be used in recycling project such as:
Fabric
Soda cans
Juice bottles
Scrap fabric
Cardboard
Plastic bags
Toilet paper roll
Paper
Emptied glass candle container
Empty parmesan bottle
Newspaper
-Zaption Video
-Guided notes for each student
-Reduce Reuse Recycle Project worksheet for each table
-Colored pencils
Lets Recycle!
Guided Notes
Benefits of Recycling:
Saves ________
Prevents the need for more landfills and reduces problems associated with ______ and _________
Creates ________
_________ pollution
Recycling Statistics:
One glass bottle saves enough energy to light a light bulb for ______ hours.
The average household throws away _________ separate pieces of paper each year.
One aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television set for _____ hours.
___________
___________
Before you recycle something, what other purpose can you give it?
___________
Item 2: ____________________
Chosen Product Name: ____________________
Questions:
1. Is your item recyclable?
2. Additional resources we would need to complete our project include _______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. We could use this product to _____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Could you use your product once or multiple times? Why?