Dear Parents,This week our class is learning about conserving
resources and recycling. Learning how to use and
conserve resources and materials is a process that
students should know about according to the TEKS.
We are thinking of ways we can reuse household items. For example, we can make a puppet out of an old sock, reuse plastic containers for storage, give outgrown clothing to someone who needs it, or reuse the Styrofoam cups you buy your soda and coffee in (you’ll get an extra bonus because it will cost you less at the register if you have your own cup).
We are learning how to recycle things that can be treated and reused such as: plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum. We are talking about how we can make our community a better place to live and we are discussing the problems with overfilled landfills.
Here is some interesting trivia! How much household garbage does one person produce in a year? Each person produces about ten times his or her own body weight each year. WOW-that’s a lot of garbage. Do you know what the numbers are inside the recycling symbols on plastic containers? The number tells the recycling plant what type of material the container is made from. Look at the plastics in your home and see if you can find different numbers. Did you know that up to 150 pieces of clothing can be made from 3,700 two-liter bottles?
At the site It’s Not All Garbage, test yourself to see if you know what to do with items that you might normally throw in the garbage. You get to decide about each item. Should you recycle, compost, give to charity, or throw away? Click on your answer choice, then click submit and see how you did.
Take a home recycling survey. See how well you recycle at home. Answer the question by clicking on yes or no. When you finish, click on the submit button and find out how earth-friendly your home is.
Just for fun-try the Rubbish Challenge and see if you know how to recycle certain items. Click on each item and drag it to the appropriate square on the game board. See if you can make it to the end of the board before the time runs out. Be careful, for each wrong guess, you loose time.
For even more fun, sing a long with the Recycler Robot. See if you can rap with the robot.
See Recycler’s Top Tips to see how you can start reducing, reusing, and recycling today.
I hope you enjoy learning about recycling. I’ll see you next week in our wonderful science wonderland.
Mrs. Zion
We are learning how to recycle things that can be treated and reused such as: plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum. We are talking about how we can make our community a better place to live and we are discussing the problems with overfilled landfills.
Here is some interesting trivia! How much household garbage does one person produce in a year? Each person produces about ten times his or her own body weight each year. WOW-that’s a lot of garbage. Do you know what the numbers are inside the recycling symbols on plastic containers? The number tells the recycling plant what type of material the container is made from. Look at the plastics in your home and see if you can find different numbers. Did you know that up to 150 pieces of clothing can be made from 3,700 two-liter bottles?
At the site It’s Not All Garbage, test yourself to see if you know what to do with items that you might normally throw in the garbage. You get to decide about each item. Should you recycle, compost, give to charity, or throw away? Click on your answer choice, then click submit and see how you did.
Take a home recycling survey. See how well you recycle at home. Answer the question by clicking on yes or no. When you finish, click on the submit button and find out how earth-friendly your home is.
Just for fun-try the Rubbish Challenge and see if you know how to recycle certain items. Click on each item and drag it to the appropriate square on the game board. See if you can make it to the end of the board before the time runs out. Be careful, for each wrong guess, you loose time.
For even more fun, sing a long with the Recycler Robot. See if you can rap with the robot.
See Recycler’s Top Tips to see how you can start reducing, reusing, and recycling today.
I hope you enjoy learning about recycling. I’ll see you next week in our wonderful science wonderland.
Mrs. Zion
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