“Ready, Set, Recycle”

For further information contact… R. Bruce Wagner Elementary 5500 Yates Road Lakeland, FL 33811 • Route D (863) 701-1450 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kimberlee Mayes Rachael Tedder Monica LePere 2010 - 2011 Idea Catalog of Excellence n PROGRAM OVERVIEW Each classroom is issued one blue n OVERALL VALUE recycling bin and each pod (of four The purpose of this program is to We are creating a “green” school classrooms) is issued one yellow, county create lifelong, environmentally aware and our school family is excited! recycling bin. Each fifth grade classroom learners through the implementation of a Implementing a recycling program at also has a large, wheeled garbage can so school-wide recycling program. School our school has been very successful. that the “Greenies” can easily transport recycling programs have increasingly Not only are students learning about the recycling. Teachers are asked to set been trimmed down or eliminated due recycling and conservation efforts, but out their recycling bins every Monday, to the challenges of paying for them. our faculty is becoming knowledgeable before noon. They set them outside School recycling programs may receive as well. Students and teachers alike are their door and the “Greenies” take the some revenue for their recyclables, taking their newfound knowledge and wheeled garbage cans and collect however these amounts are small and carrying it home with them. each classroom’s recycling. (Each don’t do much to offset high collection team of “Greenies” are assigned to a “Ready, Set, Recycle” is easy and transportation costs. While school building.... two “Greenies” per building.) to implement and can (and should) recycling programs are often costly, After collecting the recycling, they take include all children in all grade levels. they do provide important environmental their total collection, sort and dump it in Depending on the time available, education benefits. Recycling is a hands- the large recycling bins which are then teachers can extend the learning to on tool for teaching students about the set out to be collected by the recycling include math lessons in measurement environment and personal responsibility. company, every Tuesday morning. and data analysis or writing lessons in The environmental education students persuasive writing. receive at school often continues into Our program works very well and their homes. we’re very proud of it. When we began last year, we began only collecting paper. Our recycling program is titled We’ve now added aluminum and plastic “Ready, Set, Recycle.” The program and are looking forward to beginning a is ongoing, lasting throughout the year. n LESSON PLAN TITLES composting program next year. Each fifth grade classroom selects two • Why Recycle? students to be on the “Greenies” team. • Make Your Own Paper Students who are interested in being a “Greenie” write a short essay on why • Make Your Voice Heard recycling is important and why they should be chosen as a “Greenie.” As a “Greenie,” students receive a “Greenies” t-shirt which they wear on Mondays, when they collect the recyclables from around the school. “Ready, Set, Recycle” n MATERIALS n ABOUT THE DEVELOPERS Currently, she is teaching fifth grade at R. Bruce Wagner Elementary. She • Anticipation Guide Kim Mayes has a Bachelor of is looking forward to teaching one of Science in Music Management from • Recycling Fast Facts the fifth grade inclusion classes next Florida Southern College and a Masters school year. • Yardstick of Arts in Educational Leadership from • Graph paper Nova Southeastern University. She has Monica LePere is Principal’s Sec- taught for nine years and has taught retary at R. Bruce Wagner Elementary. • Wooden frame second, third and fifth grades. She has been with R. Bruce Wagner • Wire screening since the school opened 8 years ago. Currently, she is teaching fifth grade Prior to Wagner she was a secretary at • Blender at R. Bruce Wagner Elementary, but is Lincoln Avenue Academy and Socrum looking forward to moving into the Title • Large bowl Elementary. She just completed her 15 1 Program Facilitator position. She was • Sponge years with the Polk County School dis- recently selected as R. Bruce Wagner’s trict. She has a Business Management • Paper (newsprint, construction Teacher of the Year. degree from Polk Community College paper, or notebook paper) Rachael Tedder has a Bachelor of (now Polk State College). • Chart paper Science in Elementary Education from • Writing paper Southeastern University and a Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership from • Pencils Nova Southeastern University. She H H H • Yellow county recycling bins has taught for five years in third and • Blue recycling bins (or other fifth grade. plastic garbage cans) • Large garbage cans on wheels “Ready, Set Recycle” Mayes, Tedder, LePere Lesson Plan No 1: “Why Recycle?”

n SUBJECTS COVERED n DIRECTIONS n EVALUATION/ Math 1. Engage students in activity, using ASSESSMENT the Anticipation Guide. Have students summarize their 2. Share “Recycling Fast Facts.” learning by writing two sentences n GRADES Emphasize the fact that every ton comparing the data learned from the Three - Five of paper recycled saves more than graph. Between 2006 and 2008, did 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. the amount of paper recovered increase or decrease? What about landfill space 3. Introduce the formula for volume as: taken up by paper? n OBJECTIVES length x width x height. Ask students • Students will understand how to choose a classroom object they to compute volume and display think is close in size to 3.3 cubic information as a line graph. yards, such as a desk or chair. n ADDL INFORMATION Measure the object and calculate its Lesson plans adapted from: volume to check students’ estimates. www.scholastic.com n SUNSHINE STATE Is 3.3 cubic yards bigger or smaller than what students thought? What STANDARDS does this fact say about recycling? MA.3.S.7.1 Construct and analyze 4. Share the following figures*: frequency tables, bar graphs, H H H pictographs, and line plots from Year Paper Paper in data, including data collected Recovered Landfills through observations, surveys, and (millions (millions experiments. of tons) of tons) 2006 53.3 36.7 MA.5.A.4.2 Construct and describe a graph showing continuous data , 2007 54.3 32.7 such as a graph of a quantity that 2008 51.8 28.7 changes over time. *Statistics from paperrecycles.org MA.5.G.3.2 Describe, define, and 5. Have students work with their determine surface area and volume collaborative partner to create a line of prisms by using appropriate units graph displaying this information. and selecting strategies and tools. On the vertical axis, track millions of tons. On the horizontal axis, track years. n MATERIALS • Anticipation Guide • Recycling Fast Facts • Yardstick • Graph paper

2010 - 2011 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Ready, Set Recycle” Mayes, Tedder, LePere Lesson Plan No 2: “Make Your Own Paper n SUBJECTS COVERED n DIRECTIONS n EVALUATION/ Science 1. Before you begin, staple the wire ASSESSMENT screen to the frame, making a tool Have students summarize their called a deckle. Tear paper into learning by comparing the new paper n GRADES pieces and soak the pieces in hot to the used paper. How are the two water for 30 minutes. Three - Five different? Did the activity change how 2. Introduce the activity by explaining the students feel about recycling? Why to students that they will be making or why not? n OBJECTIVES new paper from used paper to see how recycling works. Show • Students will understand the basics students the video “Making Paper” of the paper-making process by n ADDL INFORMATION at paperrecycles.org to give a real- using recovered (or used) paper to Lesson plans adapted from: world overview of the recycling make a new piece of paper. process. www.scholastic.com 3. Fill a blender halfway with warm n SUNSHINE STATE water, then add a handful of the soaked paper. Blend until the pulp STANDARDS has a soupy consistency. Pour the H H H SC.4.L.17.4 Recognize ways plants mixture into a bowl and then fill and animals, including humans, can the bowl with warm water, mixing impact the environment. until the ingredients are evenly dispersed. 4. Slide the deckle into the bowl. n MATERIALS Holding the deckle underwater, move it back and forth to get an even • wooden frame layer of pulp on the screen. • wire screening 5. Lift the deckle out of the mixture, • blender keeping it flat. Allow it to drip until • large bowl most of the water has drained off. Press the pulp against the • sponge deckle screen gently to squeeze out • paper (newsprint, construction moisture. Use the sponge to absorb paper, or notebook paper) excess water from the bottom of the screen. 6. After covering a flat surface with newspaper, turn the deckle paper- side down. Gently tap the screen to help release the paper. Let it dry for several hours or overnight. Gently peel off the paper when it is dry.

2010 - 2011 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Ready, Set Recycle” Mayes, Tedder, LePere Lesson Plan No 3: “Make Your Voice Heard” n SUBJECTS COVERED n DIRECTIONS n EVALUATION/ Language Arts 1. Have students review Anticipation ASSESSMENT Guide to see if they have changed Students will create a poster any of their answers. persuading the school to start n GRADES 2. Using chart paper, create a Circle participating in the recycling program. Three - Five Map showing what students have These posters will be hung around the learned about paper recycling. school to advertise our “going green” efforts. 3. Divide the class into pairs. Partner n OBJECTIVES A should pretend that he needs • Students will use recycling facts to to convince Partner B to begin understand the fundamentals of a recycling. Students should think n ADDL INFORMATION persuasive essay. about what they need to say to Lesson plans adapted from: effectively persuade their peers? www.scholastic.com Encourage students to use points n SUNSHINE STATE listed on the chart paper as a starting place for their conversations. Give STANDARDS students five minutes to practice, LA.5.4.3.1 and then switch roles. H H H LA.4.4.3.1 The student will write 4. Based on their discussions, have persuasive text (e.g., essay, written students write a short composition communication) that establishand persuading someone who’s never develop a controlling idea and recycled before to start. Discuss supporting arguments for the validity elements of effective persuasive of the proposed idea with detailed writing, e.g., a strong argument, evidence. supporting details, and evidence. LA.5.4.3.2 5. Have students share their writing LA.4.4.3.2 The student will include with the class. persuasive techniques (e.g., word choice, repetition, emotional appeal, hyperbole).

n MATERIALS • chart paper • writing paper • pencils

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Recycling Anticipation Guide

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Recycling Fast Facts

• Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. That is about the same size as a small refrigerator.

• In 2008, a record high of 57.4 percent of the paper used in the U.S. was recovered for recycling. That’s an average of 340 pounds for every man, woman, and child in the country. Also weighing in at around 340 pounds: an average adult male black bear.

• In 2007, 83 percent (12.8 million) of Floridians had access to curbside or drop-off paper recycling programs.

• Paper recycling is not a new idea; in the 19th century, people used old cloths and rags to make new paper.

• Many different grades of paper can be recycled into new products. Notebook paper, for example, can become printing or writing paper, newspaper, or packaging. Newspaper is usually made into new newsprint, egg cartons, or paperboard. Cardboard is recycled into new cardboard or paperboard packaging.

• Even with an enrollment increase at our school this year over last year, we did not have to increase the solid waste service to the school. We were able to hold steady at 30 cubic yards per week. Usually when there is an enrollment increase, there is also an increase in the solid waste service requests which means more money taken out of the school.

2010 - 2011 Idea Catalog of Excellence “Ready, Set Recycle” Mayes, Tedder, LePere Lesson Plans Materials Budget

Materials Budget Supplier Item Description Cost Quantity Total Cost

Home Depot Blue recycling trash cans $5.49 67 $367.83 ______Large rolling trash cans $17.99 7 $125.93 ______Team Hammer Greenies T-shirts $7.50 25 $187.50 ______Lakeshore Learning Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Activity Kit $59.95 1 $59.95 ______

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______Subtotal $741.21

______Tax if applicable 51.88

Teacher______Kim Mayes ______Shipping if applicable 8.99 School:______R. Bruce Wagner Elementary TOTAL BUDGET $802.08 AMOUNT

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Ready, Set, Recycle Home Survey

Directions: Read each recycling category. Read each rating (All the Time, Some of the Time, Not Yet). Color in the box for the rating that describes your family in each category.

Category All the Time Some of the Time Not Yet

Recycle We recycle all our We recycle most of We don’t recycle newspaper and newspaper and our newspapers and our newspapers and magazines. Sometimes magazines magazines, every week. magazines. we forget.

We recycle all our We recycle most of our We don’t recycle our Recycle cardboard (like pizza cardboard cardboard (like pizza cardboard (like pizza boxes), every week. boxes). Sometimes we boxes). forget.

Recycle plastic We recycle all our We recycle most of our We don’t recycle our plastic (like water plastic (like water bottles). plastic (like water bottles), every week. Sometimes we forget. bottles).

Recycle glass We recycle all our glass We recycle most of our We don’t recycle our (like spaghetti jars), glass (like spaghetti jars). glass (like spaghetti every week. Sometimes we forget. jars).

Recycle aluminum We recycle all our We recycle most our We don’t recycle our aluminum (like the aluminum (like cans from aluminum (like the cans from veggies, and veggies, and aluminum cans from veggies, and aluminum foil), every foil). aluminum foil). week. Sometimes we forget.

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