MY RECYCLING PICTURE (GRADE K-3)
We bring many different things into our homes - food, clothes,
furniture, toys, books, cleaning products and much much more. What
happens when these things get used up, broken or worn out? Often they
end up in the trash. This is wasteful and can lead to pollution.
One alternative is to try and reduce the amount of trash generated by
recycling.
Recycling means to make a new thing out of what would otherwise be trash. There are many steps in recycling:
- collection of recyclables
- separation of recyclables based on what they are made of (glass, steel, aluminum, plastic, paper)
- delivery to recycling center (may be curbside pick-up or a drop-off center)
- breakdown of product, such as melting the glass or metal
- reformation of material into a new product (make a new glass or soda pop can).
MATERIALS:
- old magazines
- paper grocery bag
- glue
- scissors
PROCEDURE:
So that we can remember what is recyclable, make a Recycling Picture.
Go through old magazines and grocery flyers and find pictures of
things that can be recycled. Cut these pictures out. Cut open a paper grocery bag and lay it on the table with the blank inside facing up.
Glue your pictures of recyclables onto the bag.
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