Recycle Activity Kit

Fun & educational hands-on activity

helps students learn to conserve Preparation: 1. Cut and remove the tapered Items needed: tops from each of the plastic  Pair of scissors milk .  Three used plastic milk bottles 2. Peel A1 and paste it around the cut bottom of Kit includes: number one; peel label  One blue label sheet (A) A2 and paste it around the  Two picture sheets (B) cut bottom of bottle number  One brochure complete with 2; peel label A3 and paste it

instructions on cut bottom of bottle number 3. 3. Punch out each of the pictures from picture sheets It’s your world…choose to conserve (B).

School Energy and Team School Energy and Recycling Team Montgomery County Public Schools Montgomery County Public Schools Department of Facilities Management Department of Facilities Management 45 West Gude Drive, Suite 4000 45 West Gude Drive, Suite 4000 Rockville, MD 20850 F Rockville, MD 20850 Tel: 240-314-1090 Tel: 240-314-1090 www.greenschoolsfocus.org www.greenschoolsfocus.org

Reduce, , Recycle Each one of us can choose to preserve and protect our environment by making conservation a priority each day. Our choices and actions today will have a huge impact on our environment tomorrow. This Recycling Activity Kit is fun and educational and helps students to properly recycle items that are commonly used in MCPS schools and at home. For additional information or assistance, please contact the SERT office at 240-314-1090 or email: [email protected]

Typical MCPS Activity Instructions & Answers centralized station

Instructions: Answers:

1. Work with one or more partners. Bottles/Cans :

2. Place cut out picture circles in a deck. Aluminum foil, milk , round metal can, bottle, detergent bottle, black empty plastic lunch 3. Place plastic milk bottles/recycling bins in a container, rectangular metal container and peanut straight line to resemble a centralized station. butter container. 4. Take turns to draw one card from the deck of picture circles and place it in an appropriate recycling bin: recycle bin or trash bin. Activity kit Cereal , juice box, cardboard , paper lunch , centralized 5. Proceed clockwise, next person will draw one newspaper, orange juice box, large , paper station card and place it in an appropriate recycle bin men, paper egg , birthday card with envelope or trash bin. and cardboard box.

6. After all picture circles are drawn from deck, Trash bin: empty each plastic milk bottle/recycling bin to Crayons, egg, hot dog, cupcake, black plastic lunch verify if items were recycled correctly. container with macaroni and cheese, strawberries, 7. Refer to “Answers” if necessary to verify items. apple, banana, bread, sandwich, plastic fork and plastic knife.