Unit Question - What are the different ways that humans make pollution? (image)
Language Skill - Present Data - Be able to explain data to the group about what your information shows.
ADD More speaking practice
Did we do this lesson? Lesson 11 - Eco Footprints - April 17
Lesson X - Wall E - sub lesson - Apr 14 (finish movie)
Guide - Review with students before movie. (print)
EXTRA LESSONS - WATER POLLUTION - runoff - possibly parking lot test like in ESS, but over 2 or 3 days. Talk about storm water systems
Lesson 1 - Waste and Garbage - Apr 21
Lesson 2 - Trash or Recycle - Apr 22
Lesson 3 - On the trail of trash - Apr 23
Lesson 4 - Zero Waste Fort Collins - Apr 24
Lesson 5 - Air Pollution Sources and Types - Apr 25
Lesson 6 - Air Pollution and Human Health - Apr 28
Lesson 7 - Air Pollution Awareness Poster - Apr 29 (flex with weather and lesson 8 if needed)
Lesson 8 - Particle Pollution Around School - Apr 30
Lesson 9 - Test - May 1
Purpose - Determine your understanding of waste disposal and air pollution.
Test - virtual - "open book"
Finished Early - Watch - NOVA, Nature, or finish some other class work.
Introduce - plan for next class - notebook setup.
Old lessons
Lesson - Recycling at School - Project Introduction and Data Collection - Skipped in 2022
Lesson - Recycling at School - Data Processing and Conclusion - Skipped in 2022
Lesson - Recycling Outcomes (SKIP in 2019)
Lesson 13 - Recycling and Trash Follow Up
Purpose - Complete a follow up survey for the classrooms that you collected recycling from.
Connect this to the "Gallegos Email" and highlight the key message.
Complete looking at hallway recycling bins or empty classrooms - Do a visual survey of 1 classroom at lunch to determine how well students are recycling.
Expectations - behavior. Visit only empty classrooms so we do not disturb classes.
Setup - Recycling and garbage visual survey.
Write or draw about what you see.
Summarize - Write a short summary about your observations to share with the classroom teacher.
Extra Articles -
Air in Nearly Every Big City is Unhealthy to Breathe
Unit Notes:
Field trip - To the land fill?
- May 6th - garbage garage (garbage mountain - annual/family of 4. 1. Reduce, 2. Recycle,
- Future Tense
- Science (land fill design, data collection, poster of what to do - post at each bin, present/explain data,
- English (research paper, make a video about recycling at school - edit/narrate Options of what to do? - PHS News - interview style - multiple languages?
Could we do a screen capture? - Students need to create a powerpoint with images they took, write a caption for each picture, then record a screen capture (team project) - include data in the presentation?
Talk to Mrs Wright about her thoughts.
Refer to recycling posters.
Show classrooms we visited in video.
- Math (story problems, extrapolate data
Ideas - Outline what we use, what is "waste," and where it goes.
What happens to recycling locally?
How does the school do at keeping recycling and garbage "right?"
Landfill, recycle, and compost
Watch - Usual options - 1) Landfill. 2) Recycle (single stream). 3) Compost.
Process - Order the steps for your diagram. print
Write - Label picture and add a "caption" to each diagram that summarizes this process.
Microscope Practice - Parts - label a diagram.
Teach - How do you estimate the number of items on a slide?
While waiting - Virtual Microscope
Lesson x - School - Writing Questions - (multiple days) How well do we sort our waste?
Vocabulary - School Waste
Watch - Garbage Dreams Clip 2
Question - How much do the "Zabelleen" recycle in Cairo?
Question - Why are the "Zabelleen" angry about other garbage companies?
Review - Recycling at school
Write - Survey of school trash
Create - Graph Results - Create a bar graph for locations. Use correct percent.
Conclusion - Reducing waste
Lesson x- Local - Zero Waste Fort Collins (Waste options in town - to the city landfill)
Watch - Garbage Dreams Clip 3
Question - Why are the boys SHOCKED while touring a recycling factory?
Diagram - Goals outcome - add an image for each statement (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3). Zero Waste Website
Homework - How do you heat/cool your house? What kind of lighting do you use? How do you heat water? How much garbage do you throw out each week? Monthly costs for each service? Wash/dry clothes? Habits of water and electricity use?
What does energy, water, and garbage cost? Bills. How can you reduce these costs?
Lesson x -
Introduction - Pollution is global, and we can do better?
Outline and Highlight - What is pollution - what creates it?
Example - Global Air Pollution
Play - Recycling Game
Watch - Garbage Dreams Clip 1
Question - Why do the "Zabelleen" people collect trash in Cairo?
Survey - How much do you use electricity, gas, water, and garbage in your home?
Lesson x - Global - North Pacific Garbage Gyre
Purpose - Identify a global waste problem involving plastic.
Vocabulary - Garbage Gyre
List - Create a list of all of the ways that we use plastic
Draw - Ocean Currents - Notes - Wind-driven moving water - Print a world map
Watch - What is a garbage gyre?
Create - Animals affected by plastic in the ocean - team poster in Google Drawing.
Suggest - Explain a way to STOP using some plastics on your list.
Share - Say how you use plastic. Say how you will STOP using plastic.
Assignment - Create a story using Google Presentation
Share - Paste in the link for your story
Lesson x - Local - Fort Collins Plastic Bags
Purpose - Determine a "best material" based on data and testing.
View - Fort Collins Zero Waste - Plastic Bags (Answer these questions) (source)
Vote - Private vote - Should we charge for plastic bags?
Lab - Design an experiment that compares and tests each optional bag material
Lab instead - Material quality testing
Calculate - Estimate a mass comparison for 1 year of each option. What information do we need?
Vote Again - Private vote - Should we charge for plastic bags?
Lesson x - A Public Service Announcement (PSA)
Purpose - Share a message about an environmental topic.
Watch - What is a PSA? (Example 2)
Team - Assigned teams of 2
Plan - Make a NEW message about any environmental topic
Research - Look up pictures and information about that topic
Create - Make a new presentation
Record - Use Windows Movie Maker to do a Recording
Edit - Add or change your story. Consider subtitles in your own language (optional).
Share - Give a copy to Mr. Golz to upload on YouTube. You decide if this is "Public" or "Private"
Replace (or as an option) Create - Make a 1-page poster for the commonly misplaced items - Keep it to the most frequent offending items. Write a simple message for your poster.
Finished Early - Help another student with their poster (examples)