This activity raises students’ awareness about the types and amounts of trash in home or school trash bins. They peak inside local bins to observe and then record their findings as written notes and/or drawings in a journal made from recyclable materials. Students discuss their observations and formulate personal changes in behavior around material use.
Grades covered: K through 8
Curriculum Topics: Human Impacts, Material Properties, Recycling, Informative & Narrative Writing
Standards
Idea Sheets are cross-referenced to subjects listed in the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and California Content Standards.
Categories include:
- Language Arts
- Earth and Space Science
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Science
- Art
Tags: Writing, Human Impacts, Natural Resources
Subjects covered: Earth & Space Science, Language Arts