Managing Waste and Recycling Grades 5-8

EBOTM2131

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  • Author : Summers, Eleanor M.

Teach About A Greener Tomorrow. Students will address pre and post-consumer waste, smog, managing landfills, incinerators, and oil spills. Get your students thinking about and developing their own opinions on how to reduce waste. and preserve their environment. This easy-to-use, teacher-friendly resource provides 30+ information-packed reproducible activities that focus on recycling and managing our waste. A teacher guide, resource list, and answer key are included.

TOPICS INCLUDE:


WHAT IS WASTE?

  • What is Waste? 
  • What are the Different Types of Waste? 
  • What is the History of Waste Management?
  • How is Solid Waste Disposed of?
  • When Does Waste Cause Problems?
  • What is Pre-Consumer Waste?
  • What is Post-Consumer Waste? 
  • What are Hazardous Wastes? 
  • What is Pollution? 
  • How Does Waste Affect the Oceans? 

HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH WASTE?

  • What is Conservation? 
  • Why Should We Reduce and Reuse? 
  • How Does Recycling Work? – The Process 
  • How Does Recycling Work? – The Results
  • What is Composting?
  • How Can We Conserve Fresh Water? 
  • How Can We Clean the Air? 
  • How Can We Live Sustainably? 

WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL EFFECTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT?

  • Which Countries Have the Greatest Global Impacts?
  • How Does Waste Affect Public Health? 
  • What is Agricultural Waste? 
  • What is Construction Waste? 
  • How Does Waste from Mines Impact Us? 
  • What are Oil Spills? 
  • What are the Effects of Waste from Natural Disasters? 
  • What is Space Junk? 
  • What is the Cost of Waste? 
  • When has Waste Management Been Successful? 

HOW CAN I HELP?

  • What Do I Do With Household Hazardous Waste? 
  • Over-packaged? 
  • Does Your Community Produce Excess Emissions? 
  • How Can Biomass Benefit You? 
  • How Can You Spread the Word? 
  • Is Nuclear Fuel the Way to Go? 
  • Can Your School Achieve Zero Waste? 
  • How Many Batteries Can You Recycle?
  • What Words Go There? 
  • Where Did the Words Go? 
  • How Do You Feel About Waste Now? 
  • How Much Do You Know?

96 pages including an answer key.

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