JACKET TIME
Monday, April 5th
Perseverance
Objectives for today:
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Take attendance in SIS
Character word for the month Perseverance
Check for appropriate dress code, if there is any questionable clothing please
send the student to the office. The weather is getting warmer so clothing will try
to become skimpier..
Check student planners – remind students planners are needed for them to move
about the building during class (restroom, fountain). Faculty needs to remain
consistent with school expectations so that students are not being given mixed
signals.
Review the universals for our building.
o I am a respectful, responsible, safe learner.
April 22nd is Earth Day.
The following lesson is on recycle, reuse, reduce.
Objectives
 To define reduce, reuse, recycle
 To list materials that can be reduced, reused, recycled
 To become aware of how reducing, reusing and recycling effects our environment
 To list ways to reduce, reuse, recycle
 To make a personal plan of action to reduce, reuse, recycle
Internet Resources
Definitions
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reduce - to use less
reuse - to put again into service without changing
recycle - to put again into service with changing
Materials to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Student Activity:
Have the students list as many materials as they know of that are either reduced, reused
and/or recycled. This can be a group activity. Encourage all ideas and discuss the ones
that may be a little "too" original.
Lecture Notes:
There are several materials that are now being recycled. Paper is one of the easiest but
each time it is recycled, the cellulose fibers in the paper shorten and weaken, reducing the
quality of the paper. Some minerals can be recycled such as glass and aluminum. Junked
cars are recycled. Many other metals are also recycled such as silver from photographic
film and x-rays, copper from car radiators and telephone and utility cables, lead from car
batteries, and zinc from plumbing materials. Other materials being recycled are motor oil
and plastic.
How the 3 R's Effect Our Environment
Student Activity:
Have the students brainstorm how they think all our recycling and other efforts impact
our environment. Do they think it is a waste of time? It is worth it? Does it really save our
planet? etc.....
Lecture Notes:
When aluminum is recycled instead of refining 'new' aluminum, water and air pollution is
decreased as well as consumption of energy. The recycling of motor oil keeps several
toxic substances such as lead, cadmium, arsenic and benzene from polluting our land and
air, not to mention the consumption of energy that is reduced in this process to clean as
opposed to refining. The 3 R's reduce the amount of waste produced and the resulting
disposal problems. They are also less polluting, cheaper and more energy-efficient than
taking new material from the environment.
Ways to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Student Activity:
Have the students brainstorm on how they can reduce, reuse, recycle. Make sure they are
very specific in how they would accomplish their desired activity to save the
environment. Have them include individual as well as community activities.
Lecture Notes:
There are several ways of imposing the 3 R's. One is certainly to buy products made from
recycled materials which completes the recycling circle. Another way which is most
popular is to recycle/reuse paper, plastic, glass and other items through curbside recycling
pickup or centers designated for that purpose. Repair items like appliances so that the
garbage in landfills will be reduced.
by Marva M. Ledwith
Wheatley High School
Houston, Texas
Examples of How to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle A Household Recycling and Action Guide.
This is a guide of ways to reduce, reuse, recycle in plan no-nonsense terms.
How the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Can Effect our Environment Project 2050 - Save
Earth. Gives an idea of how life would be with everyone involved in the 3R's and other
environmentally sound activities.
Text Resources
Bernstein, Leonard and others (1996). Environmental science. Ecology and human
impact. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.