Education: For Educators - Recycling
 
       
       
 
 
 

EPA Curriculum and Activities
Produced by the EPA, web pages include numerous resources for teachers from k-12 and a teachers center for additional in depth information.: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/education/teach_curric.htm

   
 
   
 

Recycling Curriculum
Developed by San Francisco teachers, with lesson plans, activities, and work sheets for grades K – 5. Available at http://www.p2pays.org/ref/24/23641.pdf

   
 
   
 

A-way with waste
An in depth curriculum for grades k-12 by Washington State. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/aawwaste/awwwhome.html

   
 
   
 

Recycling
An in depth curriculum/lesson plans split up into different grades including kindergarten to 5th grade. Written by the Montgomery County Public Schools. http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/socialstd/Recycle.html

   
 
   
  Recycling Lesson Plans
The following lesson plans were prepared by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management to illustrate a variety of recycling concepts for grades Kindergarten through 12. Each lesson plan is marked for its intended grade level. http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/enved/Rec_Lessons/contents.htm
   
 
   
 

Recycling
Discover Education – levels 6-8
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/recycling/

   
 
   
 

Recycling Starts with You!
4 lesson plans from Scholastic aimed at grades 3-6 with colorful reproducibles for students, teacher resources, take home pages, and additional activities: http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonplans/recycling/
Lesson 1: Why Recycle Paper?
Lesson 2: Paper: The Everyday Wonder
Lesson 3: It All Adds Up!
Lesson 4: Make Your Ideas Heard!