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EcoCycle's
Waste Reduction Activity Kit for Schools:
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5 Day
Lesson Plan (1–1.5 hours per day)
Activities for Grades 4th–8th
Slide Shows, Overheads, Experiments, Games
All Visual Aids and Materials Included
Extension Activities for Each Lesson
- Features:
- Perfect for check-out
to classroom teachers
- No solid
waste/recycling background needed
- Flexible curriculum for
different age levels
- Minimal preparation and
set-up time
- Activities promote
skills in science, math, language arts, social studies and art
- Contents are durable
and can be used hundreds of times
- Applicable in any
community and will remain current for many years
- Students Will:
- Learn about the history
of trash
- Practice precycling at
a mock grocery store
- Experiment with a
modern landfill
- Follow recyclables
through the steps of reprocessing at the factories
- Understand the
environmental benefits of recycling
- Examine recycled
products
- And more...
Every school district in
Colorado has at least one of Eco-Cycle's Waste Reduction Activity Kits
thanks to a distribution project funded by the Colorado Governor's
Office of Energy Conservation. The kits are also being used in
twenty-six different states and three Canadian Provinces by teachers and
organizations such as recycling companies, public works departments and
the U.S. Forest Service.
Here is what
teachers, curriculum specialists and solid waste professionals are
saying about these award wining lessons and activities:
"We are
overwhelmed with requests for the kit; it is booked solid. We could
have used 10 kits instead of four." (Denver Public Schools)
"It is learning
while doing at its best." (Colorado Springs Schools)
"We are a small
school—isolated in North Park. Many times my students don't feel
environmental concerns are their concerns, but with this program they
became much more aware and eager to be active." (North Park
School District)
"I don't have
time to organize such a complete program. It was wonderful to have it
done and done so well." (El Paso School District #28)
"I have found
the Eco-Cycle kit to be a great help to the design of my program. It
is comprehensive in it's coverage of solid waste, and unique in
providing all the props and materials needed to carry out activities.
It is a quality educational tool." (St. Paul Neighborhood Energy
Consortium)
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