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Recycle, Health & Environment Lesson (20 minutes)
I. Let the students know that today we will be talking about our health and the health of the
environment
1. Show various items one at a time: plastic bag, plastic water bottle, banana, Styrofoam (rice
box), aluminum can, straws, peanuts
Ask the following questions for each item to the students:
- Is this plastic?
- Does it decompose?
- Can you recycle it (usually means uses again)?
- Can you sell it (this means recycle/will someone buy it and bring to the factory)?
After the students answer the questions about each item put the item in its designated pile
Compost Pile (items that naturally decompose)
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Banana
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Peanuts
It is important to say that these items do not need to be burned; they will turn into natural
fertilizer
Recycle Pile (items you can sell back to the factory)
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Plastic water bottle
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Aluminum can
Trash Pile (items that are usually burned and are used one time)
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Plastic Bags
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Straws
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Styrofoam (rice box)
The purpose of the first activity is to have the students think about waste separation and to focus
in on how they can limit or decrease their use of Trash Pile items. Also later in the lesion to go
back to the Trash Pile and to explain how burning these items is very bad for our health;
suggesting burying as an healthier alternative.
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II.) Ask Students where does Plastic come from? (many will say rubber)
III.) Show the Health Fair Powerpoint (print slides if no projector; also refer to the Copy of
plastic bag 3 Khmer version Powerpoint for Khmer translations; need Khmer Unicode Program
on your computer)
Slides
1.) Plastic comes from oil
2.) Ask how many zeros are in 1 trillion? Take students from the group and bring them to the
front labeling them a number ( one student will be number one, twelve students will be
zeros)
3.-7.) Show pictures to the students. Ask what animal is this?
8.) Ask who can give an example of the food chain?
9.) Show picture
10.) Example how in the U.S. it is illegal to burn plastic trash. Ask the students what can we
do instead?
11.) Show picture
12.) Avoid using plastic bags when you can.
Do a role play with another teacher or a student about going to the market to buy a can of
soda. Tell the seller that you do not need a plastic bag or straw and just purchase the can.
13.) Show picture of using a cloth bag
14.) Tell students how you can wash plastic bags and use again.
Do a role play with another teacher or a student about going to the market and purchasing
fruit. Tell the seller that you have your own bag and to please put the fruit in yours instead of
using a new one.
15.) Show Slide
16.) Example that items in the Trash Pile should be buried because burning is dangerous.
17. – 18.) Show slides
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Green Bin
I like natural waste.
Yellow Bin
I love things that can be recycled.
Orange Bin
Please avoid putting trash on (in) me if not necessary.
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