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National Recycling Week - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Taking Action

PrimaryFoundationYear 1 - 2EnglishScienceHumanities and Social SciencesGeographyHistoryHealth and Physical EducationHealthTechnologyEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

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The unit provides several lesson plans for teachers to help students learn about recycling and sustainability as part of Planet Ark's National Recycling Week. The lesson plans involve activities such as identifying recycling labels, creating memory games, collaborative consumption projects, listening and responding to literature about recycling and sustainability, creating a mobile phone recycling robot, discussing and managing lunch waste, identifying ways to deal with waste, and comparing waste management methods across generations.

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Thought-provoking lessons featuring questions and activities designed to stimulate students' interest.

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    National Recycling Week - Recycling Labels Hopscotch
    PrimaryFoundationScienceHealth and Physical EducationHealth
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    National Recycling Week - Recycling Labels Memory Game
    PrimaryYear 1 - 2ScienceHealth and Physical EducationHealth

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    Explicit instruction on the topic, increasing in complexity and breadth of knowledge.

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    National Recycling Week - My Lunch Box
    PrimaryFoundationEnglishScienceHumanities and Social Sciences
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    National Recycling Week - My Classroom Waste
    PrimaryYear 1 - 2ScienceHumanities and Social SciencesGeography
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    National Recycling Week - From History to Our Classroom
    PrimaryYear 1 - 2EnglishScienceHumanities and Social Sciences

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