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Recycling

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A lesson plan for Grade 3 Social Studies

Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Appropriate grades
3
Subjects
science (environmental science), social studies (general), thinking skills (information literacy, research skills)
Provider
American Association for the Advancement of Science

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The goal of this lesson is to inform students about the problems of waste disposal and how recycling can help to reduce the amount of waste we create. This lesson is the second of a two-part series on garbage and recycling. These lessons are meant to help students develop an understanding of what many of the common items we use everyday are made and how recycling can help reduce waste. After a brief review of renewable and nonrenewable resources, the teacher engages students in a discussion about how and where waste accumulates. Then, students evaluate and sort the contents of garbage bags and decide which items could potentially be recycled. Finally, students visit several “kid-friendly” websites about recycling and the class discusses what they learned from these resources. Students are then challenged to find local recycling centers in their communities and to take the initiative to engage their families in a recycling program. Science NetLinks provides links to web resources and student and teacher handouts, as well as detailed instructions for completing the activities. This lesson plan also contains links to similar lesson plans, Earth 911 Kids, and Rotten Truth about Garbage website.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 3

  • Goal 2: The learner will analyze the multiple roles that individuals perform in families, workplaces, and communities.
    • Objective 2.01: Distinguish and compare economic and social roles of children and adults in the local community to selected communities around the world.