Assignment #4

Title of Activity: Recycling & Reusing paper

References:  Environmental Protection Agency, (2003) retrieved Sept 20, 2008 from http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

Paper Industry Assoc. Council, (2008) School recycling, video retrieved Sept. 20, 2008 from http://paperrecycles.org/school_recycling/index.html#

Grade Level: 4

Subject: Science

Topic: Waste and Our World

Activity:

Students will go to the website http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm and navigate around Recycle city.  They will go through the activity questions and learn about recycling and reducing waste.  They can play the dumptown game and encourage recycling and reducing waste as well as see the environmental and financial impact of recycling.  Next the students will go to  http://paperrecycles.org/school_recycling/index.html#  and watch the video on how paper is recycled and made on a larger scale as well as learn how to make paper in the classroom.  Student will then take this information and as a group make paper in class.

General Learner Expectations:

Students will recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials

Specific Learner Expectations:

Students will identify ways in which materials can be reused or recycled, including examples of things that the student has done.

ICT Outcomes:

C.1.2.1 - Access and retrieve appropriate information from the internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URL’s)

C.3.2.1 - Identify and distinguish points of view expressed in electronic sources on a particular topic.

C.6.2.1 - Use data gathered from a variety of sources to address identified problems.

F.4.2.1 - Recognize that graphics, video and sound enhance communication.

Rationale for computer Integration:

Computers have been integrated into this activity to allow students to see the larger impact that recycling has on their world, in this case recycle city is an example of what recycling and reusing can do to our cities.  They can move through the activities at their own pace investigate how recycling is used in different areas of an urban center.  Technology also allows the students to see how paper is recycled and reused without leaving the classroom.