Recycling!
It's Not A Waste
A WebQuest for 6th Grade
Designed by
Tina Stoner
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Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits |
Introduction
You have been elected to the Recycling Club. The trash cans at your school over flow with notebook paper, construction paper and computer paper. Pop cans are tossed in the trash after lunch and after school. Why aren't the teachers and students recycling? The Recycling Club has 5 members; a Project Manager, a Public Relations Executive, a Secretary, and two Researchers. It is the Recycling Club's duty to solve this trashy problem by investigating the importance of recycling and developing a recycling plan for your school.
The Recycling Club's task is to...
Conduct research to find the 5 most important reasons why our school should recycle.
1. You will be assigned to a group. Each group will have a name. Each group member will be assigned a special title; Project Manager, Public Relations Executive, Secretary and Researcher.
2. After you are assigned a title, click on the link below to learn more about your responsibilities. Read and understand your role, then share your resonsibilities with your group members. Remember, it is important that all group members work together by communicating, meeting and keeping on task.
3. After all members have completed their tasks, you will work as a group to develop the final recycling plan for your school. These links may be useful.The World's Shortest Comprehensive Recycling Guide
Recycling Containers
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-EPA4. When your plan is complete, present your plan to the school committee that will include the technology lab teacher, a classroom teacher, and the principal. This committee will decide on which plan to adopt for the school.