Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! Cards

Reducir Reutilizar Reciclar 

Introduce the terms: reduce, reuse recycle. Give examples. Have table groups create hand motions to demonstrate each word. Vote on one hand motion for each term to use throughout the research unit.

Print cards and have students categorize as reduce, reuse or recycle.

Resources

• Earth Day (Britannica Online)

  "Earth Day." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 17 Feb. 2016. .
• Día de la Tierra (Eritannica Escolar Online)

  "Día de la Tierra". Britannica Escolar. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2016. Web. 18 febrero 2016 .

Plastic by Daniel Nunn

This book looks at what happens to plastic items when you throw them in the trash, and then looks at the alternative things that the reader could make with them instead of throwing the plastic away.

 

 

Recycling, Step by Step by Jean M. Lundquist

 

ISBN: 1429660260

Publication Date: 2011-07-01

Have you ever wondered where all that stuff in the recycling bin goes? See that plastic bottle, glass jar, and carboard box? You're about to see how each item is recycled, step by step.

 

During the Explore phase of the Guided Inquiry process, students will spend time skimming and scanning resources to find interesting pictures or ideas. This phase important because students continue to build background information in preparation to formulating research questions.

Notes:

• Use print and electronic sources and allow students to choose what interests them most.
• Ask students to look for at least one piece of information they find interesting and would like to share.
• Students may jot down a brief note about the interesting information on a post-it note.
• To save time when sharing interesting pictures and ideas, divide the class in half and allow one group to share with the teacher and the other with the librarian.

• Reusing and Recycling (PebbleGo)
  Click on Pebble Go-->Social Studies-->Helping the Environment-->Reusing and Recycling
• Recycling (6:06)

  “Recycling.” Films Media Group, 2014, learn360. Accessed 28 Aug. 2019.
• Recycling video [1:09]
  Recycling . Video. Encyclopædia Britannica. Web. 17 Feb. 2016. 
• What Is Recycling? / ¿Qué Es El Reciclaje? song

  “What Is Recycling? / ¿Qué Es El Reciclaje?: Bilingual Songs & Activities: English-Spanish, Vol. 4.” Films Media Group, 2014, learn360. Accessed 28 Aug. 2019.