Grade 5
SWA Classroom Presentation Pre Lesson Plan
Objectives:
1. Students will gain an
understanding of the
environmental benefits of
recycling.
2. Students will arrange the
names of recyclables in
alphabetical order.
Sunshine State Standards:
Science:
Processes that Shape the Earth
Standard 2: Benchmark 1:
Knows that reusing, recycling,
and reducing the use of natural
resources improve and protect
the quality of life.
Language Arts:
Writing
Standard 2: Benchmark 2:
Organizes information using
alphabetical and numerical
systems.
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3)
4)
Materials:
lllustration of Transfer
Station
“Recycle Bingo” game
board card for each
student
“Recycle Bingo” master
calling cards
Twelve bingo markers for
each student, such as
pennies or old puzzle
pieces.
Time:
45 minutes
Evaluation:
Assess students’ understanding
of the material presented by
questioning them throughout
the lesson.
Check students’ list of
recyclables placed in
alphabetical order.
Homework:
Ask the students to find out
which day the recycling truck
comes to their neighborhood.
Background for Teachers:
The garbage from your home, apartment or townhome is
collected by garbage trucks and taken to one of five transfer
stations located throughout Palm Beach County. At the
transfer station, garbage is transferred onto large semitrailer trucks. The large trucks can hold 4 truck loads of the
smaller ones. (This procedure allows the smaller trucks
more time on their route, it reduces traffic on the highway
and saves fuel.)
After the garbage is loaded into the larger trucks, it is
driven to the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach
County’s Waste-to-Energy facility in West Palm Beach.
The lightweight garbage is shredded and burned so that it
can be used as a fuel source to generate electricity. The
ashes leftover from the burning process are placed in a
sanitary landfill along with any unburned garbage.
(Sometimes people say that garbage goes into a dump;
however, dumps are no longer used because they were
not environmentally-friendly. State and federal regulations
require landfills to have many environmental protective
systems installed and maintained. In addition, the landfill is
monitored on a regular basis.)
The landfill is filling up rapidly because so many people
throw away a lot of garbage. One way to stop the landfill
from filling up is to recycle as much of the garbage as
possible. Right now in Palm Beach County, the following
items are recyclable at home:
Place in the recycling
bin for containers:
aluminum cans
aluminum foil
aluminum trays
glass bottles & jars
milk cartons
juice cartons
drink boxes
all plastic containers
Place in the recycling
bin for paper:
newspapers
magazines
catalogs
phone books
brown paper bags
corrugated cardboard
Procedure:
1.
Elicit responses from students as to what they threw in the garbage
yesterday or this morning. Focus on items that could have been recycled.
Explain that everyone throws away garbage everyday and altogether in
Palm Beach County we throw away approximately 2,500 tons (5,000,000
lbs.) of garbage in one day. That is enough to fill an entire football field 9
feet high. Consequently, the landfill is filling up quickly.
2. Discuss how garbage is processed in Palm Beach County (refer to the
background section)
3. Discuss the importance of recycling as a method of conserving natural
resources and as a way to save landfill space.
4. Tell the students that we can recycle many things. List the items that are
accepted in Palm Beach County’s recycling program.
5. List the following on the board under the heading “Recycle” and ask the
students to copy them and then arrange in alphabetical order:
magazine
drink box
plastic container
glass jar
brown paper bag
milk carton
aluminum foil
juice carton
newspaper
aluminum can
cardboard box
6.
Review the answers to ensure students correctly placed the items in
alphabetical order.
7.
Explain the directions for “Recycle Bingo”.
Directions: Students must get five in a row; horizontal, vertical, or
diagonal. When a student gets five in a row, he/she must call out the five
items and tell where each item belongs for recycling (the yellow recycling
bin or the blue recycling bin).
8.
Distribute the bingo cards and markers.
9.
Play five rounds of bingo.
Ask the students the following discussion questions:
¾
¾
Why is it important to recycle?
How would you explain the benefits of recycling to someone who thinks recycling is
not important?
Why is it important to protect natural resources?
¾
Explain the homework assignment.
SWA
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
MILK
Pickles
Newspaper
Aluminum can
Milk carton
Pickle jar
Plastic spray bottle
Soda
Ketchup
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Plastic jug
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Plastic ketchup bottle Plastic detergent bottle Cardboard box Plastic soda bottle Green glass bottle
Telephone books
RECYCLE
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Pie plate
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Magazine
Brown bottle
Aluminum pie plate Aluminum foil
Blue recycling bin
RECYCLE
RC
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Mustard jar
Yellow recycling bin Peanut butter jar
Brown bag
Recycling arrow
SWA
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Pickles
Ketchup
Plastic ketchup bottle
Drink box
Juice carton
Pickle jar
Soda
Newspaper
Plastic spray bottle
MILK
Plastic jug
Aluminum foil
Plastic detergent bottle
Pie plate
Plastic soda bottle Aluminum pie plate
FREE
SPACE
Milk carton
Aluminum can
Recycling arrow
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Brown bottle
RECYCLE
RC
RECYCLE
RC
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Green glass bottle
Cardboard box
Magazine
E
ON
PHK
LE O
TE BO
Right
E
N
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P K
LEOO
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Mustard jar
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Blue recycling bin Yellow recycling bin Peanut butter jar
Brown bag
Telephone books
SWA
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Soda
RECYCLE
RC
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Recycling arrow
Plastic soda bottle Blue recycling bin
Peanut butter jar
Mustard jar
Aluminum can
Green glass bottle
Plastic ketchup bottle
Brown bottle
Cardboard box
FREE
SPACE
Drink box
E
ON
PHK
LE O
TE BO
Plastic jug
Juice carton
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Ma
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N
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P K
LEOO
TE B
Ketchup
Telephone books
MILK
Pie plate
Magazine
Plastic detergent bottle Aluminum pie plate Aluminum foil
RECYCLE
RC
Right
Milk carton
Pickles
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Plastic spray bottle Yellow recycling bin
Pickle jar
Brown bag
Newspaper
SWA
E
ON
PHK
LE O
TE BO
E
N
O
H
P K
LEOO
TE B
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Soda
Ketchup
Telephone books Plastic soda bottle
Recycling arrow
Drink box
Brown bottle
Plastic jug
Peanut butter jar Plastic ketchup bottle
Cardboard box
Aluminum can
FREE
SPACE
RECYCLE
RC
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Blue recycling bin
Juice carton
Green glass bottle
ine
az
g
Ma
Mustard jar
MILK
Pie plate
Magazine
Plastic detergent bottle Aluminum pie plate Aluminum foil
RECYCLE
RC
Right
Milk carton
Pickles
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Plastic spray bottle
Yellow recycling bin
Pickle jar
Brown bag
Newspaper
SWA
E
ON
PHK
LE O
TE BO
E
N
O
H
P K
LEOO
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B
T
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Soda
Ketchup
Telephone books Plastic soda bottle
ine
az
g
Ma
Magazine
Drink box
Peanut butter jar Plastic ketchup bottle
Pie plate
Aluminum pie plate
Cardboard box
Aluminum can
FREE
SPACE
RECYCLE
RC
Juice carton
Recycling arrow Plastic detergent bottle
MILK
Plastic jug
RECYCLE
RC
Right
Brown bottle
Green glass bottle
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Blue recycling bin
Mustard jar
Aluminum foil
Plastic spray bottle
Brown bag
Newspaper
Pickles
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Milk carton
Yellow recycling bin
Pickle jar
SWA
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Soda
Ketchup
ine
az
g
Ma
Magazine
Plastic jug
E
ON
PHK
LE O
TE BO
Pie plate
Aluminum pie plate Plastic detergent bottle
FREE
SPACE
Juice carton
Recycling arrow
Cardboard box
Brown bottle
RECYCLE
RC
Pickles
Right
Aluminum can
Telephone books
RECYCLE
RC
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Blue recycling bin
Plastic spray bottle
MILK
Peanut butter jar Plastic ketchup bottle
E
N
O
H
P K
LEOO
TE B
Green glass bottle Plastic soda bottle
Mustard jar
Aluminum foil
Drink box
Brown bag
Newspaper
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Milk carton
Yellow recycling bin
Pickle jar
SWA
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Pickles
Newspaper
Aluminum can
Juice carton
Pickle jar
Plastic spray bottle
Soda
Ketchup
Plastic ketchup bottle Plastic detergent bottle Aluminum foil
MILK
Plastic jug
Plastic soda bottle Green glass bottle
FREE
SPACE
Milk carton
Drink box
Recycling arrow
RECYCLE
RC
Pie plate
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
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az
g
Ma
Brown bottle
Aluminum pie plate
Cardboard box Blue recycling bin
RECYCLE
RC
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ON
PHK
LE O
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Right
E
N
O
H
P K
LEOO
TE B
Mustard jar
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Magazine
Yellow recycling bin Peanut butter jar
Brown bag
Telephone books
SWA
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY
RECYCLE
BINGO
Soda
RECYCLE
RC
Right
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Mustard jar
Plastic soda bottle Blue recycling bin Peanut butter jar
Recycling arrow
Cardboard box
Green glass bottle
Plastic ketchup bottle
Brown bottle
Aluminum can
FREE
SPACE
Drink box
E
ON
PHK
LE O
TE BO
Plastic jug
Juice carton
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g
Ma
E
N
O
H
P K
LEOO
TE B
Ketchup
Telephone books
MILK
Pie plate
Magazine
Plastic detergent bottle Aluminum pie plate Aluminum foil
RECYCLE
RC
Right
Milk carton
Pickles
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
Plastic spray bottle
Yellow recycling bin
Pickle jar
Brown bag
Newspaper
PICTURES OF RECYCLABLES
aluminum foil
plastic soda bottle
juice carton
plastic bottle
PICTURES OF RECYCLABLES
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catalog
corrugated
cardboard box
brown paper bag
Newspaper
PICTURES OF RECYCLABLES
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telephone books
magazine
aluminum can
plastic jug
PICTURES OF RECYCLABLES
glass jar
plastic bottle
aluminum foil tray
milk carton
PICTURES OF RECYCLABLES
brown glass bottle green glass bottle
drink box
clear glass bottle
Grade 5
SWA Classroom Presentation Post Lesson Plan
Objectives:
1.) Students will review the
items that are accepted in Palm
Beach County’s recycling
program.
2.) Students will write a letter to
the editor of a newspaper
regarding the environmental
benefits of recycling and the
consequences of using up
limited natural resources.
Sunshine State Standards:
Science
How Living Things Interact with
Their Environment
Standard 2: Benchmark 1:
Knows that all living things must
compete for Earth’s limited
resources.
Language Arts:
Writing
Standard 2: Benchmark 3:
Writes for a variety of
occasions, audiences, and
purposes.
1)
2)
Materials:
A letter to the editor
“I Recycle Right” certificate
Time:
45 minutes
Evaluation:
Assess students’ understanding
of the material presented by
questioning them throughout
the lesson.
Correct and evaluate each
students’ “Letter to the Editor”
assignment.
Homework:
Ask the students to write an
environmentally-friendly
sentence using each letter in
the word “Recycle”. For
example:
R educe what you throw away.
E xercise your right to help the
envivironment.
C hoose to reuse.
Y ou can make a difference.
Background:
Recycling is beneficial for the environment because it
saves natural resources, conserves landfill space, and
conserves energy. For example, aluminum is made from a
non-renewable resource called bauxite ore. It is most
prevalent in Australia. Much pollution is created and much
energy is used when bauxite ore is mined and extracted
from the earth. On the other hand, when aluminum is
recycled, much energy is saved and bauxite ore, a
precious natural resource, is saved.
In Palm Beach County’s recycling program, we can
recycle many items at home, at school, at work, at parks
and even beaches. Our program is among the top in the
country. Through the active participation of residents,
approximately 50% of the waste generated in the county is
recycled. This percentage will continue to increase in the
future because children today recycle out of habit, making
it a part of their daily routine. This means the landfill will
not fill up as quickly. In one year, recycling saved the
equivalent of 2 acres of landfill space 74 feet high from
being filled in Palm Beach County. Recycling matters!
Recycling Facts
1.Every ton of steel recycled saves 2,500 pounds of iron
ore, 1,000 pounds of coal and 40 pounds of limestone.*
2.The energy saved from recycling one aluminum can will
power a television for three hours.**
3. A stack of newspapers 3 ½ feet high will save one
Southern Pine tree.**
4.Each ton of glass that is recycled will save 1,330 pounds
of sand, 433 pounds of soda ash and 433 pounds of
limestone.**
Source: *Steel Manufacturer’s Institute, **Recyclers’ Handbook
Procedure:
1. Review the importance of recycling.
2. Explain to the students that educating the public about the importance of
recycling and recycling right is the key to increasing the amount of material
recycled.
3. Discuss the mediums of educating the public about the importance of recycling:
T.V., radio, newspaper, newsletter, direct mail, etc.
4. Read a sample of the “Letter to the Editor” from a local newspaper and explain
that it is a way to express an opinion.
5. Ask the students to write a letter to the editor stating their opinion about
recycling. Give students ample time for the activity.
6. Collect the letters. Correct them and return them to the students to be
rewritten. (Then send the corrected letters to a newspaper.)
7. Encourage the students to tell their family and friends about the importance of
recycling.
8. Distribute the “I Recycle Right” certificates.
9. Assign and explain the homework.
Recycling Helps
the Earth.
Recycling Saves
Resources
and
Energy.
This container was made with 50% post-consumer plastic.
THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR PART!
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