Extensions and Connections (for all students) The class during snack time can have canisters for recyclable materials such as paper, plastic, food, trash. The class can measure the mass of each container. The object is for more of whatever is left over from snack to be in the recycle containers than in the trash container. Try to have a snack time where there is no trash for the class. This could also work for the whole school at lunchtime to see what is trash and what is recyclable and to try to make the recycle part bigger than the trash. Consider coaching a team of students for the We Can Change the World” “Siemen’s competition. Strategies for Differentiation Have students write a poem, make a skit or write a song to go with the poster in the original activity.
Extensions and Connections (for all students) The class during snack time can have canisters for recyclable materials such as paper, plastic, food, trash. The class can measure the mass of each container. The object is for more of whatever is left over from snack to be in the recycle containers than in the trash container. Try to have a snack time where there is no trash for the class. This could also work for the whole school at lunchtime to see what is trash and what is recyclable and to try to make the recycle part bigger than the trash. Consider coaching a team of students for the “Siemen’s We Can Change the World” competition. Strategies for Differentiation Have students write a poem, make a skit or write a song to go with the poster in the original activity.
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