Don't Waste It! Project Overview Slides- Provides background of Don't Waste It! and can be used in workshops.
Facilitator Kit Contents- Includes printable versions of the signs and images provided in your facilitator kit and a list of the supplies needed per lesson.
There are additional activities included in Don't Waste It! that can be added to a lesson as an extension. The additional activities are not correlated to standards. Find out more details on the Workshop Resources page.
Don't Waste It! logos are available in various forms. There are basic program logos and state specific logos available on the Logo page.
In this folder, you will see Jamboards created for virtual workshops along with backgrounds used to build the templates. Feel free to copy or use the templates to make your own.
The videos below provide demonstrations of some of the lessons and activities in Don't Waste It!, particularly for lessons that require more set up or steps. Use them as a reference for your own workshop prep or show them in a workshop.
Different versions of a sorting activity can be
found in Lesson 1, Lesson 3, and the
Sorting Relay additional activity.
This video covers the steps in the main activity including building compostable and non-compostable jars for students to monitor.
The density bottle demonstrated in the video
was purchased through Teacher Source.
Or create your own: http://blog.teachersource.com/
2016/10/07/poly-density-bottle-2/
Lesson 11 includes an activity that shows what could happen
if hazardous waste is disposed of in a landfill.
This is an additional activity that teaches participants about the waste stream
if something is put in a trash can versus a recycling bin. There is also a composting version of this activity found at www.chathamcountync.gov/education
Below are recorded presentations covering composting and how materials are recycled. More content presentations will be provided in the future.