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TURNINGTRASHINTOTREASURE:UPCYCLINGYOURWAYTOAGREENER
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www.yourgreenertomorrow.weebly.com
Lesson#1ShowyouCare,DoyourShare
Lesson#2
JustThinkBeforeYouBinIt,ThereCouldBeSomeUseinIt!
Lesson#3
DontThrowitAway,ItCanBeUsedInSomeOtherWay!
Lesson#4CreativityisMakingMarvelousOutoftheDiscarded
Have you ever wondered where your trash goes? Have you ever considered the
effects of trash buildup in our country? What would it be like to reuse trash for other
purposes instead of tossing it? If youve ever thought about turning old wooden pallets
into cozy reading chairs or using old silverware to make windchimes, then weve got
the class for you! Expand your HORIZONS with innovative ideas in reusing,
repurposing, and upcycling materials such as plastic, wood, cardboard, and other
everyday, household items. Can you rise to the challenge of dumpster diving and trash
to treasure competitions? You will be sure to fulfill the proverb, One mans trash is
another mans treasure by the end of the week.
WHATAREWAYSTHATHUMANSIMPACTTHEENVIRONMENT?
SusanBrown&ChristineLeary
SPED6402Spring2016
EastCarolinaUniversity
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SUSANBROWN&CHRISTINELEARY
CONTENTRESEARCHPAPER
FromTrashtoTreasure:ReducingOnesEcologicalFootprint
Wasteexistsineverycultureoneverycontinent.Theproblemlieswithinvarious
countriesandwhattheydotoencouragewastereduction.Reducingtheecological
footprintofindividualcountriesposesmanyproblemsandsolutions.Thispaperwill
explaintheimportanceoftheEcologicalFootprint,howtheGlobalFootprintimpactsthe
worldaroundus,organizationsthatpromoteawarenesstowastereductionandoverall
change,andhowonecanmakeachangebyreusing,repurposing,and/orrecycling.
EcologicalFootprint
AccordingtoGlobalFootprintNetwork,theecologicalfootprintmeasureshow
muchnaturewehavecomparedtohowmuchnatureweuse(2015).Inorderto
determineonesecologicalfootprint,onemustfirstidentifytheEarthsbiocapacity.
BiocapacityrepresentsEarthsfertilelandareaswhichinclude:forests,pastures,
cropland,andfisheries(GlobalFootprintNetwork,2015).Earthsbiocapacityisaltered
duetotheconsumptionofnaturalresourcesandthewastethatisproducedbyhumans.
Accordingto
ConservingtheEnvironment
,Atexistinglevelsofconsumption,
nonrenewableresourcessuchaspetroleumwillinevitablybecomeincreasinglycostly
andscarceinthecomingdecades(Egendorf,1999,p.69).Themainproblemisthat
humansareusingtheEarthsenergy,timber,andfoodresourcesandgeneratingwaste
fasterthantheEarthcanregeneratethesevaluableresources.Thishasbeenan
ongoingproblemthathasaffectedourcurrentglobalsituationsincethe1970s.Withthe
recognitionofthisproblem,DenisHayescoordinatedthefirstEarthDayonApril22,
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1970(Mongillo,2004,p.126).TheGlobalFootprintNetworkestimatesthatittakesthe
Earthoneyearandsixmonthstoregeneratetheresourcesthatareusedupbyhumans
inaoneyearperiod(GlobalFootprintNetwork,2015).Thequestionremainswhether
humansarewillingtomakethesacrificesnecessarytoallowtheEarthtoregeneratethe
resourcesintime.
Thisoveruseofresourceshasbecomequiteaproblemthatisoften
underestimatedbythehumanpopulation.Inordertomakehumansmoreawareofthis
growingconcern,GlobalFootprintNetworkhasgeneratedanonlinetoolthatmeasures
theFootprintofapopulation.Thisonlinetoolcanbeusedbyindividuals,cities,
businesses,andnationstoassessourpressureontheEarth,helpingtoconsiderour
actionsmorewiselythanbefore(GlobalFootprintNetwork,2015).Theresultsofthe
FootprintCalculatorquizdeterminehowmanyplanetsittakestosupportoneslifestyle.
Bycalculatingone'sindividualFootprint,onecanchangeharmfulhabitstobetterbenefit
theEarth.
GlobalFootprintandtheWorld
Whenthebiocapacityisaltered,theecologicalfootprintchanges.Theterm
global
hectares
isusedinrelationtomeasuringacountrysecologicalfootprint.Accordingto
GlobalFootprintNetwork,aglobalhectare(gha)isdefinedastheannualproductivityof
onehectareofbiologicallyproductivelandorseawithworldaverageproductivity
(2015).Somecountriesranklowintheghaduetothesizeandpopulationofthe
landmass,whileothercountriesarelargeinsizeandwasteproductionandrankhighon
thelist.Itseemsthelargercountrieswithlargepopulationsaretheleasteffectivein
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reducingtheirecologicalfootprint.Forexample,ChinaandtheUSAranknumbersone
andtwoontheGlobalFootprintNetworksecologicalfootprintchart.Thoughthetotal
amountofenergygeneratedbyrenewablesinEuropeisstillslightlybehindthatinthe
UnitedStates,theUnitedStatesrenewablesgrowthratehasbeenonly20percentin
thelastdecade...Atthecurrentrateofgrowth,EuropeshouldoutstriptheU.S.in
generatingcapacityfromrenewableenergyinthenextfewyears.(Goldstein,2002,p.
118).NeitheroftheUSorChinahaveconsistentgovernmentalpoliciesinplaceto
safeguardagainstincreasesintheirglobalfootprints.Essentially,
Today,morethan80
percentoftheworldspopulationlivesincountriesthatusemoreresourcesthanwhatis
renewablyavailablewithintheirownborders(GlobalFootprintNetwork,2015).Yet,
Canadaranksnumber13onthelistandmaintainsconservationpoliciesandpractices
fromyeartoyearwithinitsgovernmentalregulations.Calgary,thelargestcityinAlberta,
beganparticipatinginredevelopmentprogramstoretargetthecityspopulationto
reduceitsfootprinttothenationalaverageof7.25globalhectaresperpersonby2036
(GlobalFootprintNetwork,2015).Asaresult,CalgarysignedtheClimateChange
Accordtoreducecorporategreenhouseemissions.ThecityalsoadoptedtheCalgary
CommunityGreenhouseGasReductionPlanin2011.Citizensinthecityalsobecame
educatedontheirindividualfootprintbyusingfootprintcalculators.Thus,thereduction
ofacountrysecologicalfootprintispossiblewithaunifiedattitudetowardchange.
Organizations
Throughouttheworld,variousorganizationspromoteglobalawareness,waste
reduction,andoverallchange.InChina,theMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionofthe
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PeoplesRepublicofChinagovernsenvironmentalpoliciesthatfocusonmarine
environmentalprotection,grasslandenvironmentalprotection,andforestryprotection
(PoliciesandRegulations,2007).TheUShastheUnitedStatesEnvironmental
ProtectionAgencythatoverseesconservationlawsfromairtolandtowasteandwater.
However,intheUS,therearemanyotheragenciesthatpromoteecologicalawareness
fromstatetostate.InNorthCarolina,thereisanEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,a
DepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality,andaDepartmentofEnvironmentalandNatural
Resourcesagencythatservetoprotecttheland,sea,andsky.Withinsomeofthelarge
citiesinNorthCarolina,thereareorganizationsthatsupportenvironmentalprotection,
ecologicalfootprintreduction,andrecycling/reusing/repurposing.Someofthese
organizationsareNCProjectGreenHome,DukeEnergy,andtheScrapExchange.
Eachoftheseorganizationsseektoprovideinitiativesforconsumerstoreducetheir
ecologicalfootprintbyconservingenergy,usingalternativeenergies,andrepurposing
materialstodecreasewaste.Humanscanbegintooffsetthedamagealreadydoneto
theenvironmentbymaintainingafewnewpracticesintheirdailylives.Afewsimple
changeswilleventuallycreatealargerchangeintheenvironment.
MakingaChange
Onesimplechangethatcaneventuallycreatealargerchangeinourenvironmentis
choosingtoreuse,repurpose,and/orrecycle.DixieSchmatz,Presidentand
CoFounderofNotyakGatewaytoGreenerLiving,explainsthedifferencesbetween
thesethreepractices.Toreuseanitemistousetheitemoveragainforthesame
purpose.Thiscanbedoneonceorevenmultipletimes.Forexample,businessescan
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reuseboxesforshippingpurposes.Insteadofthrowingaboxaway,itcanbesavedto
bereusedforthesamepurposeatalaterdate.
Torepurposeanitemistotakeanitemanduseitoveragainforsomethingelsebefore
itgoesthroughanybreakdownandreformation(Schmatz,2014).Schmatzgivesan
exampleofusingametalpipefromaradiatorandrepurposingitintoasculpture.
Anotherexampleofrepurposingistousefabricfromoldclothestocreateaquilt.By
doingthis,theoriginalmaterialisgivenanewpurpose.
Torecycleanitemistoreturnthematerialtoapreviousstate.Schmatzgivesthe
exampleofrecyclingboxes,whicharebrokendownandmadeintonewcardboard.
Anotherexampleisrecyclingplastic,whicharebrokendownandmeltedintonew
plastic(Schmatz,2014).
Anothertermthatgoeshandinhandwithreusing,repurposing,andrecyclingisthe
termupcycling.Toupcyclesomethingistouseanitemagain,withanewpurpose,
andwithgreatervaluethanitsoriginalstate(Love,2012).LauraLove,aselftaught
artistanddesigner,believesinthepowerofupcyclingtocreatejewelryusingunique
andunusualsalvagedmaterials(Love,2012).Onherblog,DishfunctionalDesigns,
Loveshowcasesheruniquejewelrydesignsmadewithrepurposedmaterialsbroken,
vintagechina.Lovestatesthat,upcycleditemsoftenhavebotha
betterquality
anda
higherenvironmentalvalue
thantheyhadintheiroriginalstate(Love,2012).Local
artist,MonaRawls,explainedherworkwhichincludedupcyclingchairsforaYMCA
auction,andusingrecycledsterlingsilverwaretocreatewindchimes(personal
communication,January29,2016).
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Kimball(2014),sharesmanysuggestionsforreusingitemsthatarecommonlythrownin
thegarbage.Oldtshirtscanbetransformedintobabywipesordustingrags,plastic
foodcontainerscanbeconvertedintosmalltoycontainers,andglassjarscanbesaved
forfoodstorageorflowervases.Byintroducingthepracticesofreusing,repurposing,
recycling,andupcycling,onesFootprintwillbegintodecreaseinsize.
Reflection
Toensurethattheworldcontinuestogrowandthrive,peoplemustacknowledge
thattheirecologicalfootprintmatters.Agoodfirststepwouldbetakingtheonline
footprintcalculatorquiz.Byreviewingtheresults,onecanchangeharmfulhabitsinto
helpfulhabits,creatingalongtermchangeintheenvironment.Strategiessuchas
reusing,recycling,repurposing,andupcyclingaregreatplacestobegin.Uponmaking
changesinonesownlifestyle,sharingwithotherstheknowledgegainedcanandwill
makeadifferenceinthegenerationstocome.
Expert
OnJanuary29,2016,weinterviewedMonaRawls,alocalartistandboard
memberatStudio32inSunbury,NorthCarolina.Forover25years,Rawlshasbeen
makingaconscienceefforttoreduceherecologicalfootprint.Shehasachievedthis
goalby:clothdiaperingbabies,recyclingathomeandatschool,usingreusablegrocery
bags,composting,makingraisedgardenboxes,reusingcanningjarsfromyeartoyear,
cookingwithhomegrownproduceratherthanbuyingfromthegrocerystore,and
upcyclingfencepanelsforherporch.
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Fornearly35years,Rawlshasbeenanartistwhoworkswithrepurposeditems.
Shebegantodumpsterdiveincollegeanduseditemsfoundasapartofherartwork.
Rawlsexplainedhowsheusedrecycledgrapecratestoholdvinylrecordalbumsin
college,usedbushelbaskettopstomakedoordecor,andcreatedangelsoutof
recycledwoodenspoons.Rawlsartprojectsalsoinclude:recyclingglassandoldplates
tomakesteppingstonesandstainedglassart,quiltingwithscrapsofclothing,creating
windchimesoutofsterlingsilverware,paintingonreclaimedwood,andreconstructing
vintagebeltbucklesintojewelry.Shealsohasexperiencewithupcyclingchairsthat
weresoldinaYMCAauctionandaStudio32auction.
Alongwithbeinganartist,RawlsalsoservesasaboardmemberatStudio32,
localartgalleryandgiftshop.Herdutiesasaboardmemberincludeattendingmeetings
onceamonthtoreviewthefinancialplan,classschedule,andcharitywork.Rawlsalso
explainsthatshevolunteersonceamonthtorunthestore,sincetherearenopaidstaff
members.
ThereareseveralotherlocalartistsatStudio32thatuserepurposed,recycled,or
upcycledmaterialsfortheirartprojects.Artist,Julie,usesoldbeltsandleatherbeltsto
reworkintobracelets,createstinandcopperstampedwork,laserprintsonrepurposed
barnboards,andcreatespalletart,benches,andchairs.Localartist,Donna,
incorporateslocalclayintoherpotterypieces,createshomespunyarnfromalpacaand
sheepthatareinthearea,andrepurposestablesfordisplayuses.Artist,Reba,turns
recycledtshirtsintoscarvesandtotebags,andcreatescouponholdersoutofold
magazines.
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TocontactMonaRawls,usethefollowinginformation:
MonaRawls
6407WhaleyvilleBlvd.
Suffolk,VA23438
(757)9865031
Reference
D.Schmatz.(2014).Reuse,repurposerecycle:Whatisthedifference?(Weblog
comment).Retrievedfrom
http://www.evancarmichael.com/library/dixieschmatz/ReuseRepurposeRecycle
WhatistheDifference.html
Egendorf,L.K.(1999).
CurrentControversies:Conservingtheenvironment
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CA:GreenhavenPress.
GlobalFootprintNetwork.(2015,November20).Worldfootprint:Dowefitonthe
planet?Retrievedfrom
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/
GlobalFootprintNetwork.(2015,December9).Footprintbasics.Retrievedfrom
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Goldstein,N.(2002).
Earthalmanac:Anannualgeophysicalreviewofthestateofthe
planet
(2nded.).Westport,Conn.:OryxPress.
K.Kimball.(2014,April2).Earthdayrepurposing:101waystoreuseyourtrash.(Web
logcomment).Retrievedfrom
http://lifeyourway.net/earthdayrepurposing101waystoreuseyourtrash/
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L.Love.(2012,July20).Whatdoesupcycledmean:Recycling&upcyclingexplained.
(Weblogcomment).Retrievedfrom
http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2012/07/whatdoesupcycledmeanrec
ycling.html
Mongillo,J.F.,&Mongillo,P.A.(2004).
HumanImpactontheEnvironment:Teen
guidestoenvironmentalscience
(Vol.4).Westport,Conn.:GreenwoodPress.
PoliciesandRegulations.(2007,December4).RetrievedFebruary1,2016,from
MinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionthePeople'sRepublicofChina
website:http://english.mep.gov.cn/Policies_Regulations/
Rawls,M.(2016,January29).[Personalinterviewbytheauthor].
AnnotatedBibliography
BookSources
Barnham,K.(2008).
Recycle.
NewYork:CrabtreePub.
InKayBarnhamsbook,
Recycle
,multiplefacetsofrecyclingareexplainedina
kidfriendlyway.Barnhamnotonlyexplainsthedefinitionofrecycling,butshealso
explainstheimportanceofrecycling.Thisbookisfilledwithcolorfulphotographswhich
pairverynicelywiththetext.Theauthorexplainswithdetailaboutvariousitemsthat
canberecycled:paper,glass,cans,plastic,andtextiles.Reducingandreusingarealso
mentionedinthetextaswell.Barnhamalsosharesideasforhowtoreuseitemsinstead
ofthrowingtheminthegarbage.Thisbookcontainsaglossarywithimportantterms
werediscussedthroughoutthetext.
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Nelson,S.E.(2007).
Let'sreuse!.
Mankato,Minn.:CapstonePress.
SaraNelsonsbook,
LetsReuse!,
explainshoweverydayobjectscanbereused
insteadofbeingthrowninthegarbage.Thissimpletextnotonlyshareshowobjects
canbetransformedintonewitems,butitalsogivesinformationforcaringaboutthe
Earth.Thetextincludesaglossarywithwithimportanttermsdiscussedthroughoutthe
text,andincludesinternetsitesforfurtherenrichment.
Paul,M.,&Zunon,E.
Oneplasticbag:IsatouCeesayandtherecyclingwomenofthe
Gambia.
Thefictionaltext,
OnePlasticBag:IsatouCeesayandtheRecyclingWomenofthe
Gambia
,isapowerfulstoryofhowonewomancanmakeadifference.Whenplastic
bagsbegintoaffectthelivestockandcleanlinessofthetown,Isatoudecidestocollect
thebagstoreusethem.Thebagsarewashedandhungouttodry.Thewomenbeginto
cutthebagsintostrips,transformingtheplasticstripsintorecycledpurses.Thepurses
aredistributedthroughoutthetown,andeventuallythepileofbagsgrowssmaller.The
bookisbasedonthetruestoryofIsatou,whobegantocrochetthepursesinthelate
1990s.
Rohmer,H.,&McLaughlin,J.(2009).
Heroesoftheenvironment:Truestoriesofpeople
whoarehelpingtoprotectourplanet.
SanFrancisco:ChronicleBooks.
HeroesoftheEnvironment:TrueStoriesofPeopleWhoAreHelpingtoProtectOur
Planet
containsveryinspiringstories.Thisbookcontainsmultipletopicspertainingto
recycling,whichinclude:cleaningpollutedwater,introducingsolarpower,inventing
ecomachines,recyclingelectronicwaste,protectingwetlands,andmuchmore.Each
chapterincludesastoryofhoweachindividualmadeapositivechangefortheir
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communityandfortheenvironment.Photographsarealsoincluded,whichenhances
thetext.Thisbookalsocontainsasectionexplaininghowonecangetinvolvedinan
environmentalopportunity.
Ross,K.,&Malpart,C.(2009).Earthfriendlycrafts:Cleverwaystoreuseeveryday
items.
Minneapolis,MN:MillbrookPress.
Thisbookisawonderfulresourcethatgivesdetailedmateriallistsandstepbystep
instructionsforcreatingcraftswithrecycledmaterials.Theseenvironmentallyfriendly
craftswouldbeagreatresourceforchildren.Ibelievethatchildrenwouldloveputting
thesecraftstogetherusingrecycledmaterials.
OnlineSources
Astudent'sguidetoGlobalClimateChange.(2015,August20).Retrieved
February1,2016,fromUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
website:
http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/calc/
Thiswebsiteisloadedwithideasrelatedtoreducingonesecologicalfootprint.There
aremanydifferenttabstoexploreonthissite.Onetabtakesstudentsonavirtualtour
oftheworldtoexploretheeffectsofclimatechange.Anothertabtakesstudentstoa
ecologicalfootprintcalculator.Throughoutthistab,studentsareaskedtocommitto
reducingtheirecologicalfootprintbyparticipatinginsimpletasksaroundthehousethat
makeadifferenceintheircarbonfootprint.Thereisatabonpreparingforthefuturethat
showsstudentshowtomakechangesthatwilllastalifetime.
Cole,K.(2016).HowtoCalculateEcologicalFootprintsforKids.Retrieved
February1,2016,fromTrails.comwebsite:https://www.trails.com/
how_3324_calculateecologicalfootprintskids.html
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Thiswebsiteprovidesstepbystepinstructionsforkidstomeasuretheirecological
footprint.Itreferstotwowebsiteswithagespecificquizzesrelatedtoecological
footprints.Thesitealsoprovidesinformationregardingcampingandoutdoorprograms
forkidswhowanttofindouthowtheiractionsaffecttheenvironment.
Mansfield,K.(2016,January21).Whatcanwedotohelp?RetrievedFebruary1,
2016,fromClimateKids:Nasa'sEyeontheEarthwebsite:
http://climatekids.nasa.gov/review/howtohelp/
Thiswebsiteprovidesmanysolutionstoreducingtheecologicalfootprint.Thesiteuses
kidfriendlywordingandideasthatchildrencanactuallyuse.Therearetabslocated
alongtheleftsideofthehomepagethatallowchildrentoexplore,throughreadingand
games,thevariousareas(air,water,plants&animals,etc.)wheretheycanreducetheir
footprintandmethodstopromotereduction.
MyCarbonFootprint.(2009).RetrievedFebruary1,2016,fromKid'sKorner:
EnergyEducationisFun!website:http://www.fplsafetyworld.com/
?ver=kkblue&utilid=fplforkids&id=16175
Thiswebsitedocumentsvarioustypesofenergyandwaystopreserveit.Mostofthe
materialonthissitefocusesonreducingthecarbonfootprint,buttherearevaluable
suggestionsrelatedtoreducing,reusing,andrecyclingmaterialslocatedhere.Students
andteacherscaninteractwiththissiteandrelatetosomeofthesuggestionsfound
here.
Nelson,N.(2016).12WaystoReduceYourFamily'sFootprint.RetrievedFebruary
1,2016,fromDIYNaturalwebsite:http://www.diynatural.com/
reduceecologicalfootprint/
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Thiswebsitecontainstwelvefamilyfriendlywaystoreduceonesecologicalfootprint.
Blogger,NinaNelson,discussesvariousmethodstoreducetheamountofwater,
energy,andfoodusedonadailybasisinanefforttobemoreenvironmentallyfriendly.
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CONNECTIONTOTHETHEME
Dictionary.comdefineshorizonasthelimitofapersonsmentalperception,
experience,orinterest.Whenthinkingofthetermhorizon,wethinkoftheendless
opportunitiesthatareavailabletoanindividual.Onesinterestsleadstoexperiencesthat
encouragesonetolooktowardsthefuture.Throughcreativityandpersistence,onecan
accomplishvarioustaskswhichpromoteapositiveoutlookonthehorizonahead.
Giftedprogrammingshouldencouragestudentstolookbeyondwhattheycansee.
Withunlimitedopportunitiesthroughgiftedprogramming,studentscanexploreareasofinterest
throughadifferentlense.Asteachersofthegifted,wehopetoprovidethelensebywhich
studentsexplore,learn,andcreatewellbeyondsocietysexpectations.
Americanscholar,WarrenBennis,oncesaid,Leaderskeeptheireyesonthehorizon,
notjustonthebottomline.Giftedstudentsaretheultimateleaders.Inordertoconnectour
topic,
TurningTrashintoTreasure:UpcyclingyourwaytoaGreenerTomorrow
tothebigideaof
horizons,webelievethatitisimportantforstudentstodreambig.Ourunitisallabouttheidea
ofrepurposingmaterialstochangeonesoverallmarkoftheirecologicalfootprint.The
ecologicalfootprintcalculatorwillallowstudentstoseehowtheiractionsultimatelyaffecttheir
horizon.Inourunit,studentswillbegiventheopportunitytoworkwithapartnertoreducetheir
ecologicalfootprints.Byusingrecyclablematerialstocreateabiggerproject,studentswillbe
givenendlessopportunitiestocreate.Bylookingtowardthefuture,orthehorizon,studentscan
dreamofwhattheywouldliketoproducewiththematerialstherearenolimitations.Inourunit,
studentswillbegiventheopportunitytoexperimentwithseveralrecycledmaterials,including:
paper,cardboard,plastic,andhouseholditems.Thesegiftedstudentswillbeabletostretch
theirimaginations,goingaboveandbeyondexpectations.Asleadersintheirschoolsand
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communities,thesestudentscanleadarecyclingmovementbyturningordinarytrashinto
innovativetreasures.
AnotherideaforthisunitconnectedtothethemeofhorizonsistousetheSCAMPER
activity.Afterspendingsometimelearningabouttheeffectsofrepurposingmaterialsversus
throwingthemaway,webelievethataSCAMPERactivitywouldallowstudentstoreallyconnect
thedots.Studentswillbechallengedbythetaskofgeneratingnewusesforoldmaterials.We
believethatSCAMPERcertainlyappealstotheideaofperception.Everythinghasworthand
purpose,butourperceptionofitiswhatgivesitalabel.Itisourhopethatstudentswillstretch
theirthinkingwhencreatingtheirfinalproducts.
Challengingstudentstorepurposematerialsallowsthemtheopportunitytobrainstorm
andreflectontheirthinkingastheweekprogresses.Bycreatingnewobjectsthroughthe
twominute
TrashtoTreasure
challenge,studentswillbeabletoseeunlimitedusesforone
pieceofrecycledmaterial.TheSCAMPERassignmentwillpromoteengagingconversationand
thoughtfulreflectionthatcanbeusedwhenplanningfortheirfinalproduct.
Throughouttheweek,studentswillconstructanewproductbyturningtrashinto
treasure.Atthebeginningoftheweek,studentswilllearnoftheSharkTankChallengethat
willdriveourbrainstormingandreflectioneachday.Studentswillhavetimetodesignand
evaluateanewproductmadefromrecycledmaterialsthatwillbepitchedtoapanelof
judgesonThursday.Throughtheirpresentationofthisnewproduct,studentsmustpushIn
addition,studentshorizonswillbebroadenedastheyinteractwiththeguestspeakersduring
theweek.Fromlocalartiststolocalenvironmentalists,studentswillunderstandthatrecycling,
repurposing,andreusingareconceptsthatneedtobeembracedbyallconcernedcitizens.
Reducingtheecologicalfootprintofournationisajobthateachpersonshouldfulfill.
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Welookforwardtoworkingwitheachstudenttoencouragecreativitythatwillultimately
reducethefootprintofournation.Bycreatingandimaginingtogether,studentscanlooktoward
thefutureexpandingthehorizonforyearsandyearstocome.
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TECHNOLOGYINTEGRATION
Thefollowingpaperwilldiscussvarioustechnologytoolsthatwillbeintegrated
throughoutourunit
TurningTrashintoTreasure:UpcyclingyourwaytoaGreenerTomorrow.
Eachtoolislistedintheorderinwhichitwillbeintegrated.
SmartBoardandChromebooks
Throughoutourunit,weplantousetheSmartBoardandChromebooksonaregular
basis.TheSmartBoardwillbeverybeneficialinallowingustoprojectvariousvideos,
presentations,videochats,andotherinteractivemediatoourstudents.Byincorporatingthe
SmartBoard,allstudentswillbeabletoseewhatisbeingdisplayedfromthecomputerscreen.
Anothervitaltechnologythatwewishtoincorporateintodailylessonsisthe
Chromebook.TherewillbemanyactivitiesthatwillrequirestudentstoaccessaChromebook.
Thispieceoftechnologywillallowstudentsto:determinetheirownecologicalfootprintby
accessingtheGlobalFootprintNetworksinteractive
FootprintCalculator
(
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
),utilizeGoogleDocsto
createabusinessplanwithapartner,andparticipateinacompetitiveclassroomgameusing
Kahoot!
DigitalFootprintCalculator
TheGlobalFootprintNetworks
FootprintCalculator
isavitalpartofourunit.This
interactivewebsitewillbeaccessedbystudentsontheChromebook.The
FootprintCalculator
is
aninteractivequiz.Byansweringeachquestion,thecalculatorwilldetermineeachstudents
EcologicalFootprint.Bycompletingthisquiz,studentswilldiscoverhowmuchlandareaitwould
taketosupporttheirlifestyle.Thistoolwillallowstudentstodeterminewhichresourcestheyuse
themost,andwhattheycandotolessentheirgriponEarthsvaluableresources.
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Toolboxitems
Inadditiontousingtechnologyeachday,ourstudentswillhaveaccesstoatoolboxfilled
witheveryday,householdtoolsforcreatingtheirdailychallengepieces.Thetoolboxwillcontain
toolssuchaspliers,screwdrivers,mallets,andmore.Studentswillneedtoutilizethesetoolsin
craftingtheir
SharkTank
finalproductaswell.Thesetoolswillallowstudentstomanipulatethe
recycledmaterialsthattheywillworkwitheachdaytorepurposeorupcyclethoseitems.
GoogleDocs
StudentswilluseGoogleDocs,ontheChromebooks,asacollaborationtoolduring
camp.Withapartner,studentswillcreateabusinessplanthroughGoogleDocs.Thisbusiness
planwilloutlinetheproducttheywillbecreating,toolsthatareneededtoconstructtheproduct,
andrecycledmaterialsthatwillbeused.Byhavingstudentscompletetheirbusinessplansin
GoogleDocs,studentswillconservepaperdecreasingtheirecologicalfootprints.GoogleDocs
isalsoabeneficialtooltouseasteachers,becausewewillbeabletochecktheirplanstomake
surethattheyareontherighttrack.
YouTube
Youtubeisavideosharingwebsitethatwewillusetosharevariousvideoclipswithour
studentseachday.Weplantousethevideoclipsashooks,contentinstruction,andhowto
illustrations.Throughtheuseofyoutube.com,wehopetoprovidebrief,yetinformativeclips
relatedtorepurposing,recycling,andreusingmaterials.Wewillalsoshowavideoclipfromthe
televisionshow
SharkTank
tointroducetheconceptofthefinalproductchallenge.Thevideos
willbesharedwiththestudentsviathesmartboard.UsingYouTubeallowstheteachersand
studentstowatchandrespondtovideosinanefforttomakeconnectionsacrossthecontentof
theunit.
Onevideothatweplantoshowreflectsthestoryofamanwhorepurposesdiscarded
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buildingmaterialstocreatehomesforhomelesspeople.ThevideoisfeaturedonFacebook
butmaybeaccessedvia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5B3iMEa8Z8
.Thisvideowillbe
usedasahookondayfourofcamp.Wehopetoinspirestudentstomakelifelongchangesin
theirecologicalfootprintbysubjectingthemtoideassuchasthisone.Thevideowillbeshared
withthestudentsviathesmartboard.
Pinterest
Pinterestisanonlinedatabasethatallowsuserstoshareanddiscoverideasor
interests.Onday4ofourunit,thestudentswillcreatearecycledcardboardfacecraft,inspired
byPinterest(
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/341147740501389545/
).Pinteresthasmany
creativeideasthatmayalsoinspirestudentswhenworkingontheirproducts.Studentswillbe
encouragedtovisitPinterestontheirChromebooksforinspiration,orideaswhileworkingon
theirproductsforthe
SharkTank
Challenge.
PBSvideowithinteractivewebsitematerials
MidwayIslands,MidwayAtollNationalWildlifeRefugeisan
unincorporatedterritoryof
theUnitedStatesinthecentralPacificOcean,andislocatedabout1,300milesnorthwestof
Honolulu.Thereisanongoingdocumentaryprojectrelatedtothepollutionofthebeachesof
MidwayAtoll.PBSteamsupwithmidwayjourney.comtoproducebriefvideoclipsand
interactivelessonsaboutreducingtheplasticpollutantsinourcountryandaroundtheworld.We
plantoshowafewoftheseclipstoourstudentsinthelatterpartofourunit.Inaddition,we
hopetoeducatestudentsontheimportanceofreusablegrocerybagsinanefforttoreducethe
amountofplasticsthatbecomepartofourwaterwayseachyear.
DishfunctionalDesigns
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Studentswillbeintroducedtotheblog
DishfunctionalDesigns
onday2ofourunit
(
http://dishfunctionaldesigns.blogspot.com/2012/07/whatdoesupcycledmeanrecycling.html
).
Thepurposeofthisblogistoinspirestudentstosavebrokenhouseholditemstoupcyclethem
intonewandimprovedproducts.ByusingtheirChromebooks,studentswillbeabletoaccess
thisblogtolearnmoreabouttheimportanceofupcycling.
FaceTimeorGoogleHangout
FaceTimeandGoogleHangoutarevideochatapplications&/orwebsites.Weplanto
useoneofthesemethodsasameansofcommunicationbetweenourstudentsandaguest
speaker,MonaRawls,duringcamp.Ms.Rawlswillconductahowtoclassondaytwoofcamp
viaGoogleHangoutandthesmartboard.Studentswillbegiventheopportunitytoparticipatein
thehowtolessonandthenaskMs.Rawlsquestionsaboutherbackgroundinrepurposing
materialsforart.Theuseofthistoolwillallowstudentsagreaterinteractionwiththeconceptof
reducingtheirfootprintbyspeakingwithsomeonewhohasmadeitpartoftheirlifeforover35
years.
Kahoot
Asafinalassessmentmethod,asidefromthe
SharkTank
project,weplantousethe
websiteKahoottoquizourstudentsonwhattheyvelearnedthroughouttheweek.Studentswill
usetheChromebookstoanswermultiplechoicequestionspostedonthesmartboardandone
theirscreentoreviewmaterialsrelatedto
TurningTrashintoTreasure:Upcyclingyourwaytoa
GreenerTomorrow.
Thisquizwillallowthestudentsandtheteacherstogatherdatarelatedto
theeffectivenessofourinstructionandtheimpactithadonthestudentpopulation.Plus,Kahoot
allowssomefriendlycompetitiontotakeplaceamongthestudents.
Reflection
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Usingthetechnologymentionedabovewillensurethatourstudentslearningwillbe
enhancedandthattheirmindswillbeengagedthroughouttheweek.Thepurposeofthese
digitaltoolsistomakesurestudentsaregiventheopportunitytoexploreinformationrelatedto
ourtopicthatwillbehelpfultothemwhencreatingtheir
SharkTankChallenge
piece.
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CONTENTOUTLINE
I.
II.
III.
TurningTrashintoTreasure:UpcyclingyourwaytoaGreenerTomorrow
EarthsBiocapacity
A. Earthsfertilelandareas
1. Forests
2. Pastures
3. Cropland
4. Fisheries
B. Earthsbiocapacityisalteredduetotheconsumptionofnaturalresourcesand
thewasteproducedbyhumans.
C. HumansareusingtheEarthsenergy,timber,foodresources,andgenerating
wastefasterthantheEarthcanregeneratethesevaluableresources.
EcologicalFootprint
A. Measureshowmuchnaturewehavecomparedtohowmuchnatureweuse.
B. TheGlobalFootprintNetworkestimatesthatittakestheEarthoneyearandsix
monthstoregeneratetheresourcesthatareusedupbyhumansinaoneyear
period.
C. TheGlobalFootprintNetworks
FootprintCalculator
isanonlinetoolthatassess
onespressureontheEarth.
1. Thistoolcanbeusedbyindividuals,cities,businesses,andnations.
2. Theresultsofthe
FootprintCalculator
quizdetermineshowmanyplanets
ittakestosupportoneslifestyle.
3. The
FootprintCalculator
mayencourageonetochangeharmfulhabitsto
betterbenefittheEarth.
A. Theterm
globalhectaresi
susedinrelationtomeasuringacountrysecological
footprint.
1. TheGlobalFootprintNetworkdescribesaglobalhectare(gha)asthe
yearlyproductivityofonehectareofbiologicallyproductivelandorsea
withworldaverageproductivity.
2. Somecountriesranklowintheghaduetotheirsizeandthepopulationof
theirlandmass.
3. Ontheotherhand,somecountriesthatarelargeinsizeandwaste
productionrankhigherontheghalist.
4. CountriessuchasChinaandtheUSAranknumbersoneandtwoonthe
GlobalFootprintNetworksecologicalfootprintchart.
B. Thehumanimpactontheenvironmentisconstantlychanging.
1. ErosionbecameamajorproblemonmanyAmericanfarmsasearlyas
1620.
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IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
2. FarmersGuide
iswrittenandpublishedbySolomonandWilliamDrown
in1824.
3. In1866,GermanbiologistErnstHaeckelintroducestheterm
ecology.
4. TheUNcreatestheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNatureas
aspecialenvironmentalagencyin1948.
5. Scientistsreportthediscoveryofaholeintheozonelayerin1974.
6. ProtocolonPersistentOrganicPollutants(POPS)wasratifiedin2003.
Organizations
A. Therearevariousorganizationsthroughouttheworldthatpromoteglobal
awarenesstowastereductionandoverallchange.
1. TheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionofthePeoplesRepublicof
Chinagovernsenvironmentalpoliciesthatfocusonmarineenvironmental
protection,grasslandenvironmentalprotection,andforestryprotection.
2. TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyoversees
conservationlawsfromairtolandtowasteandwater.
a) ThefollowingorganizationsarelocatedinNorthCarolina:
EnvironmentalProtectionAgency,DepartmentofEnvironmental
Quality,andtheDepartmentofEnvironmentalandNatural
ResourcesAgency.
(1) Theseorganizationsareinplacetoprotecttheland,sea,
andsky.
b) OrganizationssuchasDukeEnergyandtheScrapExchange
worksupportenvironmentalprotection,ecologicalfootprint
reduction,andrecycling/reusing/repurposing.
ReusingItems
A. Toreuseanitemistousetheitemoveragainforthesamepurpose.Thiscanbe
doneonceorevenmultipletimes.Thefollowingitemscanbereused:
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
4. Householditems
B. Onechallengeforcampersduringtheweekwillbetoreusewaterbottlestodrink
fromratherthanpurchasingplasticbottlesofwaterforconsumption.
Repurposingitems
A. Torepurposeanitemistotakeanitemanduseitoveragainforsomethingelse
beforeitgoesthroughbreakdownandreformation.
1. Forexample,ametalpipefromaradiatorcanberepurposedintoa
sculpture.
2. Anotherexampleitistorepurposefabricfromoldclothestocreateaquilt.
B. Oneprojectforcamperstopracticerepurposingitemswilloccurwhenthey
repurposecardboardintoart.
RecyclingItems
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VIII.
IX.
A. Torecycleanitemistoreturnthematerialtoapreviousstate.Thefollowing
itemscanberecycled:
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
B. Oneweeklongchallengewillbeforstudentstocollectrecycledmaterialsduring
lunchtime.Collectionbinswillbeplacedinthecafeteriaforthispurpose.
UpcyclingItems
A. Toupcycleanitemistouseanitemagainwithanewpurposeandagreater
valuethanitsoriginalstate.
B. Itemsthatareupcycledoftenhaveabetterqualityandahigherenvironmental
valuethantheyhadintheiroriginalstate.
1. Silverwarecanbeupcycledintowindchimes.
2. Brokenchinacanbeupcycledintonecklacesandotherjewelry.
BusinessPlan
A. Abusinessplanisawrittendocumentthatdescribesanideaforaproduct.
1. Thisplanallowsonetobrainstormtheconceptthattheyplantoproduce.
2. Havingaplankeepsonefrommakingmistakeslateronintheproject.
3. Thisplanallowsonetoidentifypurpose,audience,andmaterialsforthe
product.
4. Wewillusethefollowinglinktoguidethedevelopmentofourbusiness
plantemplate.
a) http://bizkids.com/wp/wpcontent/uploads/KidsBusinessPlan.pdf
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LESSON#1
SHOWYOUCARE,DOYOURSHARE
I.DEFINEOBJECTIVESANDCONTENT
ThestudentswillusetheGlobalFootprintNetworks
Footprint
LESSON
Calculator
todiscovertheirecologicalfootprintandwaysto
OBJECTIVE
reduceit.
Onceyouneedless,youwillhavemore.
POINTTO
PONDER
ESSENTIAL
Howcanpeoplereducetheirecologicalfootprint?
QUESTION
I.
EarthsBiocapacity
CONTENT
Outlinethe
A. Earthsfertilelandareas
contentyouwill
1. Forests
teachinthis
2. Pastures
lesson.
3. Cropland
II.
III.
4. Fisheries
B. Earthsbiocapacityisalteredduetotheconsumptionof
naturalresourcesandthewasteproducedbyhumans.
C. HumansareusingtheEarthsenergy,timber,food
resources,andgeneratingwastefasterthantheEarth
canregeneratethesevaluableresources.
EcologicalFootprint
A. Measureshowmuchnaturewehavecomparedtohow
muchnatureweuse.
B. TheGlobalFootprintNetworkestimatesthatittakesthe
Earthoneyearandsixmonthstoregeneratethe
resourcesthatareusedupbyhumansinaoneyear
period.
C. TheGlobalFootprintNetworks
FootprintCalculator
isan
onlinetoolthatassessonespressureontheEarth.
1. Thistoolcanbeusedbyindividuals,cities,
businesses,andnations.
2. Theresultsofthe
FootprintCalculator
quiz
determineshowmanyplanetsittakestosupport
oneslifestyle.
3. The
FootprintCalculator
mayencourageoneto
changeharmfulhabitstobetterbenefittheEarth.
ReusingItems
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IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
A. Toreuseanitemistousetheitemoveragainforthe
samepurpose.Thiscanbedoneonceorevenmultiple
times.Thefollowingitemscanbereused:
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
4. Householditems
B. Onechallengeforcampersduringtheweekwillbeto
reusewaterbottlestodrinkfromratherthanpurchasing
plasticbottlesofwaterforconsumption.
Repurposingitems
A. Torepurposeanitemistotakeanitemanduseitover
againforsomethingelsebeforeitgoesthrough
breakdownandreformation.
1. Forexample,ametalpipefromaradiatorcanbe
repurposedintoasculpture.
2. Anotherexampleitistorepurposefabricfromold
clothestocreateaquilt.
B. Oneprojectforcamperstopracticerepurposingitemswill
occurwhentheyrepurposecardboardintoart.
RecyclingItems
A. Torecycleanitemistoreturnthematerialtoaprevious
state.Thefollowingitemscanberecycled:
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
B. Oneweeklongchallengewillbeforstudentstocollect
recycledmaterialsduringlunchtime.Collectionbinswill
beplacedinthecafeteriaforthispurpose.
UpcyclingItems
A. Toupcycleanitemistouseanitemagainwithanew
purposeandagreatervaluethanitsoriginalstate.
B. Itemsthatareupcycledoftenhaveabetterqualityanda
higherenvironmentalvaluethantheyhadintheiroriginal
state.
2. Brokenchinacanbeupcycledintonecklacesand
otherjewelry.
BusinessPlan
A. Abusinessplanisawrittendocumentthatdescribesan
ideaforaproduct.
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1. Thisplanallowsonetobrainstormtheconcept
thattheyplantoproduce.
2. Havingaplankeepsonefrommakingmistakes
lateronintheproject.
3. Thisplanallowsonetoidentifypurpose,
audience,andmaterialsfortheproduct.
4. Wewillusethefollowinglinktoguidethe
developmentofourbusinessplantemplate.
a) http://bizkids.com/wp/wpcontent/uploads/
KidsBusinessPlan.pdf
II.PREPLANNING
Thestudentswillunderstandwhatanecologicalfootprintis,and
willbeabletocalculatetheirecologicalfootprint.Studentswill
alsobeabletoparticipateinadetaileddiscussionaboutwaysin
whichtheycanreducetheirfootprint.Thismaintainsthefocusof
theessentialquestion.
Whatwillstudents
Wewillaskthefollowingguidingquestionstopromotethe
UNDERSTANDas
discussion:
aresultofthis
1. Afterdeterminingyourecologicalfootprint,howdoyoufeel
lesson?Howdoes
abouttheimpactyouaremakingontheenvironment?
thisconnecttothe
2. Canwelistsomewaystoreduceourfootprints?
Essential
3. Whataresomewaysthatyoucanmakeadifferencein
Question?
yourdailyroutinetoreduceyourfootprint?
4. Whataresomewaysthatyourfamilycouldmakea
differenceinthefootprintyouallproduce?
5. Whataresomewaysthatyourschoolcouldmakea
differenceinthefootprintitproduces?
Whatwillstudents
Calculatetheirecologicalfootprint
beabletoDOasa
Listmethodsofreducingtheirecologicalfootprint
resultofthis
Identifywaystoreduce,reuse,andrecyclepaper.
lesson?
III.PLANNING
HOOK
TIME:25minutes
Describehowyou TrashtoTreasure
2minutechallenge:Withapartner,createan
willgrabstudents objectusingrecycledpaper.
attentionatthe
Wewillputmultiplepaperproductsinabin.(Someoftheproducts
beginningofthe
mayconsistof:recycledcopypaper,recycledmagazines,recycled
lesson.
papergrocerybags,etc.)Studentswillbegiven2minutestouse
BECREATIVE.
theitemsinthebintocreateanewobject.Wewillusethecreative
rubricfromGrantWiggins(Module5onAssessingCreativity)to
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judgetheproducts.Therubriccanbefoundbelow(inthe
materialssection)orbyclickingthefollowinglink
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9DDf1jqcMg5SSwzwOWa
sjkEs77twWuguha9qVVKLE/edit?usp=sharing
.
INSTRUCTION
TIME:5055minutes
Explain
BypresentingourDay1GoogleSlidesPresentation,wewill
Stepbystep
introducetheecologicalfootprintconcept.
whatyouwilldo
(
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VPIDu6c8KMd0qq
inthislesson.Be
j6nBP5e2LAsKsvO6iwHxLAWRt9JXg/edit?usp=sharing
)
explicitaboutties
Wewillstartbyaskingtheessentialquestion:
How
toPointsto
canpeoplereducetheirecologicalfootprint?
Ponder,Essential
Studentswillbegiventheopportunitytoreflecton
Question,and
thisquestionaswepresenttheDay1presentation.
Interactionshere.
WewillthendiscusstheEarthsbiocapacity.(The
IncludeALL
detailsofthiscanbefoundinthecontentoutline
supportand
shownabove,aswellasintheGoogleSlides
teaching
Presentation.)
materialswith
Afterdiscussinghowhumanshavealteredthe
yourunit.
Earthsbiocapacity,wewilltransitionintodiscussing
thepurposeoftheecologicalfootprint.
OurpresentationdirectlylinkstotheGlobalFootprint
Networks
PersonalFootprintCalculator
.Byclicking
onthephotoinslide15,thewebsitewillappear.We
willexplainhowthiscalculatorworks.
Afterdiscussinghowtousethe
FootprintCalculator,
studentswill
usetheChromebooktocalculatetheir
individualecologicalfootprint
(
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/)
Afterstudentshavecalculatedtheirfootprints,wewill
discusstheresultsoftheirfootprintcalculations
ReflectiveMoment:
Howdoestheknowledgeofyour
ecologicalfootprintchangetheoutlookofyour
horizon/future?
Studentswillbrainstormwaysinwhichtheycan
reducetheirfootprint
PointtoPonder:Onceyouneedless,youwillhave
more.
Whatdoesthatmeantoyou?
Wewillshowthevideotodiscusshowothercountriesreuse
materialsforgreaterpurposes.(Wemaynotshowthefull
8minutevideo.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YkcCXcEzO4
Introduce
SharkTank
Challenge
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ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task)Whatwill
thestudentsDO
todemonstrate
thattheyhave
masteredthe
content?Be
specificand
includeactual
assessmentwith
unitmaterials.
Wewillintroduce
SharkTank
byshowingthe
followingYouTubevideo(thisvideocanalsobe
foundinslide34ofourGoogleSlidesPresentation.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFShWqxPM4
Findyourpartner(GoogleSlides)
Oncestudentshavefoundtheirpartners,we
willdiscussthatabusinessplanisawritten
documentthatdescribesanideaforaproduct.
Studentswillbegiventheopportunitytocreate
abusinessplanwiththeirpartnerthatoutlines:
theproductidea,materialstheywilluse,and
whotheyplantomarketthisproductto.
Studentswillworkontheirbusinessplan
throughGoogleDocswiththeirpartner.
TIME:10minutes
Kahoot!StudentswillparticipateinagameofKahoot.
Studentswillbeabletodemonstratemasteryofthe
followingconcepts:reduce,reuse,recycle,ecological
footprint.
(
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/b1d6da8b-b3c9-4e0f-a834-f24df7ea866b
)
Which of the following is not part of the Earth's fertile
or rich lands? A: Croplands
True or False: Humans do not consume natural
resources or produce waste. A: False
True or False: Humans are using Earth's resources
faster than the Earth can regenerate them. A: True
The ecological footprint measures all of the following
except: A: grades
True or False: I can't reuse an item. A: False
True or False: Repurposing an item means to use it
over again for something else before throwing it
away. A: True
True or False: I can recycle a plastic bottle. A: True
True or False: Upcycled items have a greater value
than the original materials. A: True
PointtoPonder:Onceyouneedless,youwillhavemore.
Howwillthisdeterminehowyouviewordinarygarbage?
Thepointtoponderwillbetheclosuretoourlesson.
Duringthistime,studentswillbegiventhe
opportunitytoexpresstheirthoughtsandfeelingsto
thequestion.
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DOESTHEASSESSMENTALLOWYOUTODETERMINEWHETHERORNOTTHE
STUDENTSHAVEMETYOURSTATEDLESSONOBJECTIVE? YES
ORNO
ASSESSMENTANDINSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS
InsertALLmaterialshereincludingAssessmentsandInstructionalMaterials.
ExplicitlyLISTanyadditionalfilesforthislesson.BesurethatALLmaterialshavebeen
submittedforthislesson.
CreativeRubric
(
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9DDf1jqcMg5SSwzwOWasjkEs77twWu
guha9qVVKLE/edit?usp=sharing
)
GoogleSlidesPresentation
(
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VPIDu6c8KMd0qqj6nBP5e2LAsKsvO6i
wHxLAWRt9JXg/edit?usp=sharing
)
Recycledpaper(magazines,grocerybags,copypaperetc.)
chromebooks
Scrapmaterialbox
Rubbergloves
Businessplantemplate(seebelow)
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IDEA
What is your big idea?
Explain the product you wish to create.
How will you make this product?

What materials will you need? (Cardboard, plastic, paper, etc.)
MARKETING
Who will be your customers?
Are they adults? Kids? Teens? Men? Women?
http://bizkids.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/Kids-Business-Plan.pdf
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LESSON#2
JUSTTHINKBEFOREYOUBINIT,THERECOULDBESOMEUSEINIT!
Thestudentswillbeabletoupcyclehouseholditemstocreate
LESSON
jewelryoutofbrokenpiecesofchinaandpotteryasinstructedby
OBJECTIVE
guestspeaker,andreflectbycompletinganexitticket.
Createthethingsyouwishexisted.
ReflectiveMoment:
Expandyour
HORIZONS
byhelpingothers
.
Duringthisreflectivemoment,wewilldiscussthevarious
waysthatstudentscanhelpothersintheircommunity
throughreusing,repurposing,orupcyclingmaterials.
Wewillshowthefollowingvideotopromptfurtherreflection
onhowonepersoncanmakeabigdifferenceinthelivesof
POINTTO
PONDER
thosewhoarelessfortunate.
Studentswillthenusepostitnotestosilentlyreflecton
theirownhorizonsofhelpingothers(orhowtheycanbegin
helpingothers).Theywilladdtheirpostitnotestoalarge
pieceofpaperatthefrontoftheroom.Wheneveryoneis
finished,wewillsharetheirsilentreflections.
Whatarewaysthathumansimpacttheenvironment?
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
I.
CONTENT
Outlinethe
A. Theterm
globalhectaresi
susedinrelationtomeasuring
contentyouwill
acountrysecologicalfootprint.
teachinthis
1. TheGlobalFootprintNetworkdescribesaglobal
lesson.
hectare(gha)astheyearlyproductivityofone
hectareofbiologicallyproductivelandorseawith
worldaverageproductivity.
2. Somecountriesranklowintheghaduetotheir
sizeandthepopulationoftheirlandmass.
3. Ontheotherhand,somecountriesthatarelarge
insizeandwasteproductionrankhigheronthe
ghalist.
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II.
4. CountriessuchasChinaandtheUSArank
numbersoneandtwoontheGlobalFootprint
Networksecologicalfootprintchart.
B. Thehumanimpactontheenvironmentisconstantly
changing.
1. Erosionbecameamajorproblemonmany
Americanfarmsasearlyas1620.
2. FarmersGuide
iswrittenandpublishedby
SolomonandWilliamDrownin1824.
3. In1866,GermanbiologistErnstHaeckel
introducestheterm
ecology.
4. TheUNcreatestheInternationalUnionforthe
ConservationofNatureasaspecial
environmentalagencyin1948.
5. Scientistsreportthediscoveryofaholeinthe
ozonelayerin1974.
6. ProtocolonPersistentOrganicPollutants(POPS)
wasratifiedin2003.
UpcyclingItems
state.
otherjewelry.
II.PREPLANNING
Whatwillstudents Thestudentswillunderstandtheecologicalfootprintofvarious
UNDERSTANDas countries.Theywillbeabletomakecorrelationbetweenthe
aresultofthis
wasteproducedineachcountryandtheimpactithasonthe
lesson?Howdoes environment.Thiscorrelationdirectlyreflectsstudentsworking
thisconnecttothe knowledgeoftheirimpactontheenvironment.Thus,theywill
Essential
begintounderstandtheimportanceofcreativelyreusingand
Question?
recyclingmaterials.
Whatwillstudents
Compareandcontrasttheecologicalfootprintsofvarious
beabletoDOasa
countries
resultofthis
Createanupcycledartform:Brokenchinajewelry
lesson?
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HOOK
Describehowyou
willgrabstudents
attentionatthe
beginningofthe
lesson.
BECREATIVE.
III.PLANNING
TIME:5minutes
UsingtheGoogleSlidepresentationforthisday,wewillshowan30
secondvideoaboutthrowingmoneyawayduetonotrecycling.Thelink
canbefoundbelow.Topromptdiscussion,wewillaskthefollowing
questions:
1. Howmuchmoneydoyouthinkyouthrowawayonadailybasis?
2. Doyouthinkrecyclingisaneasywaytosavemoney?Orisit
difficulttochangeoldhabits?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cThO5JoOFjo&feature=channel_pag
e
(Thelinktothisvideocanbefoundonslide2oftheGoogleSlides
presentation:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/103veQpn2hHz2ad4VdmTd3uLl
2MpdaaK4xomS8eI_mI/edit?usp=sharing
)
INSTRUCTION
TIME:55minutes
Explain
Introducetheecologicalfootprintsofthefollowingcountries:
Stepbystep
UnitedStates,China,andCanada.
whatyouwilldo
Wewillcompareandcontrasttheecological
inthislesson.Be
footprintsofthesecountries.
explicitaboutties
Seeslide5forcomparisonofcountryby
toPointsto
countryecologicalfootprint
Ponder,Essential
Somecountriesranklowintheghadueto
Question,and
theirsizeandthepopulationoftheirlandmass.
Interactionshere.
Ontheotherhand,somecountriesthatare
IncludeALL
largeinsizeandwasteproductionrankhigher
supportand
ontheghalist.
teaching
materialswith
CountriessuchasChinaandtheUSArank
yourunit.
numbersoneandtwoontheGlobalFootprint
Networksecologicalfootprintchart.
Beginningonslide6ofourGoogleSlidesPresentation,we
willdiscusshumansimpactonourEarth.Wewilldiscuss
thefollowingideas:erosion(slide7),andecology(slide8).
Wewillthendiscusstheideaofupcycling.Onslide9,we
willbecomparingupcyclingtorecycling.
Thiswillpromptadiscussionoftheitemsthat
humanscanupcycletoreducetheirecological
footprint.
MonaRawlswillinstructstudentsonhowtoupcycleusing
everydayhouseholdobjects.(Tenminutevideo
demonstrationfollowedbytentofifteenminutesforcrafting
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ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task)Whatwill
thestudentsDO
todemonstrate
thattheyhave
masteredthe
content?Be
specificand
thejewelry.)
Thiswillbeahowtoupcyclingsessiononturning
brokenchinaintojewelry.
ReflectiveMoment:
Expandyour
HORIZONS
byhelping
others
.
a. Duringthisreflectivemoment,wewilldiscussthe
variouswaysthatstudentscanhelpothersintheir
communitythroughreusing,repurposing,or
upcyclingmaterials.
b. Wewillshowthefollowingvideotopromptfurther
reflectiononhowonepersoncanmakeabig
differenceinthelivesofthosewhoarelessfortunate.
c. Studentswillthenusepostitnotestosilentlyreflect
ontheirownhorizonsofhelpingothers(orhowthey
canbeginhelpingothers).Theywilladdtheirpostit
notestoalargepieceofpaperatthefrontofthe
room.Wheneveryoneisfinished,wewillsharetheir
silentreflections.
TimeforSharkTankChallenge
PartnerswillmeetwithLeary&/orBrowntopitch
theirbusinessplanforthischallenge.Studentsmay
notproceedwithoutapproval.
Oncetheyreceiveapproval,theymaybegin
assemblingtheproposedproduct.
Wewillreviewthetoolboxitems(Measuringtape,
ducttape,scissors,gloves,screwdrivers,rubber
bands,staples,mallet/smallhammer,fishingwire,zip
ties)andmakesurestudentsknowhowtoproperly
usethem.
TIME:10minutes
Studentswillcreateanupcycledpiece.
ThiswillbebasedoffofMonaRawlsdemonstration.
Exitticket:Whatrecycledmaterialsdidyouuseto
createyourupcycledpiece?Whataresome
materialsathomethatyoucouldupcycle?Whatare
otherproductscouldyoumakeusingtheseupcycled
materials?Howcouldyouusethoseupcycled
materialstohelpothers?
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includeactual
assessmentwith
unitmaterials.
ORNO
GoogleSlides
JUSTTHINKBEFOREYOUBINIT,THERECOULDBESOME
USEINIT!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/103veQpn2hHz2ad4VdmTd3uLl2
MpdaaK4xomS8eI_mI/edit?usp=sharing
ToolboxforSharkTankChallenge
Measuringtape,ducttape,scissors,gloves,screwdrivers,rubberbands,
staples,mallet/smallhammer,fishingwire,zipties
Scrapmaterialsbox
Householditems(brokenchina/pottery/ceramictiles)forMonaRawls
demonstration
Businessplan(Seeday1fortemplate)
LESSON#3
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DONTTHROWITAWAY,ITCANBEUSEDINSOMEOTHERWAY!
LESSON
ByparticipatinginaSCAMPERactivity,thestudentwill
OBJECTIVE
brainstormwaysinwhichtheycanrepurposeplastics.
Everybitofplasticevermadestillexistssomewhere.
ReflectiveMoment:
Howdoesplasticpollutionaffectone's
POINTTO
HORIZON
?
PONDER
Seecommentsandquestionsintheinstructionalportionofthe
lessonplan.
ESSENTIAL
Whatarewaysthathumansimpacttheenvironment?
QUESTION
I.
Organizations
CONTENT
Outlinethe
A. Therearevariousorganizationsthroughouttheworldthat
contentyouwill
promoteglobalawarenesstowastereductionandoverall
teachinthis
change.
lesson.
1. TheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionofthe
II.
PeoplesRepublicofChinagoverns
environmentalpoliciesthatfocusonmarine
environmentalprotection,grassland
environmentalprotection,andforestryprotection.
2. TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtection
Agencyoverseesconservationlawsfromairto
landtowasteandwater.
a) Thefollowingorganizationsarelocatedin
NorthCarolina:EnvironmentalProtection
Agency,DepartmentofEnvironmental
Quality,andtheDepartmentof
EnvironmentalandNaturalResources
Agency.
(1) Theseorganizationsareinplaceto
protecttheland,sea,andsky.
b) OrganizationssuchasDukeEnergyand
theScrapExchangeworksupport
environmentalprotection,ecological
footprintreduction,and
recycling/reusing/repurposing.
ReusingItems(UseDayThreeGoogleSlideshow:DontThrow
ItAway)seethelinkbelow(instructionsection)
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III.
IV.
V.
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
4. Householditems
Repurposingitems
RecyclingItems
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
UpcyclingItems
state.
otherjewelry.
Whatwillstudents
UNDERSTANDas
aresultofthis
lesson?Howdoes
thisconnecttothe
II.PREPLANNING
Thestudentswillunderstandthenegativeimpactofplasticson
ourenvironmentifwastemanagementisnotefficient.Putting
trashinitsproperplaceandrepurposingplasticswillbethefocus
ofthislesson.Thiswillshowtheimpacthumanscanhaveontheir
environment,anddirectlyrelatestotheessentialquestion.
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Essential
Question?
Studentswillbeabletobrainstormnewwaystouseplasticbottles
Whatwillstudents
viaaSCAMPERassignment.Throughthisassignment,students
beabletoDOasa
willdeterminehowtosubstitute,combine,adapt,modify,putto
resultofthis
anotheruse,eliminate,andrearrangethewayinwhichplastic
lesson?
bottlesaretraditionallyused.
III.PLANNING
HOOK
TIME:25minutes
Describehowyou TrashtoTreasure2minutechallenge:Withapartner,createan
willgrabstudents objectusingplasticitems.
attentionatthe
Wewillputmultipleplasticproductsinabin.(Someoftheproducts
beginningofthe
mayconsistof:recycledwaterbottles,recycledmilkjugs,plastic
lesson.
grocerybags,plasticforksandspoons,plasticcups,etc.)Students
BECREATIVE.
willbegiven2minutestousetheitemsinthebintocreateanew
object.WewillusethecreativerubricfromGrantWiggins(Module
5onAssessingCreativity)tojudgetheproducts.Therubriccan
befoundbelow(inthematerialssection)orbyclickingthe
followinglink:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R9DDf1jqcMg5SSwzwOWa
sjkEs77twWuguha9qVVKLE/edit?usp=sharing
.
INSTRUCTION
TIME:35minutes
Duringthistime,wewillintroduceourGoogleSlidesPresentation
Explain
Stepbystep
forDay3
whatyouwilldo
(
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SHLiPgBd2Dld4Zb6KIb
inthislesson.Be
9RNx4Pkv5qPtmCTnULrZ7Fac/edit?usp=sharing
)
explicitaboutties
Wewilldiscussthepollutionofplastics(Thiscanbefoundon
toPointsto
slide6.)
Ponder,Essential
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/needtoknow/environment/anoceanof
Question,and
plastic/2686/
Interactionshere.
Turn&Talkaboutreactionstovideo
IncludeALL
PointtoPonderconnection:Plasticdoesnotjust
supportand
disappearoncethrownaway.Itisimportanttorecycle
teaching
andreuseplasticinordertokeepourEarthclean.
materialswith
ConnectiontoTheme:Howdoesplasticpollutionaffect
yourunit.
oneshorizon?
Howdoesthisknowledgefromthevideoexpand
yourideasoftheimportanceofrecycling?
Howcanyoureducetheamountofplasticyouuse
eachday?
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Organizations
China:theMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectionofthe
PeoplesRepublicofChinagovernsenvironmental
policiesthatfocusonmarineenvironmental
protection,grasslandenvironmentalprotection,and
forestryprotection(PoliciesandRegulations,2007).
US:theUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtection
Agencythatoverseesconservationlawsfromairto
landtowasteandwater.However,intheUS,there
aremanyotheragenciesthatpromoteecological
awarenessfromstatetostate.InNorthCarolina,
thereisanEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,a
DepartmentofEnvironmentalQuality,anda
DepartmentofEnvironmentalandNaturalResources
agencythatservetoprotecttheland,sea,andsky.
WithinsomeofthelargecitiesinNorthCarolina,
thereareorganizationsthatsupportenvironmental
protection,ecologicalfootprintreduction,and
recycling/reusing/repurposing.Someofthese
organizationsareNCProjectGreenHome,Duke
Energy,andtheScrapExchange(Durham).
Eachoftheseorganizationsseektoprovide
initiativesforconsumerstoreducetheirecological
footprintbyconservingenergy,usingalternative
energies,andrepurposingmaterialstodecrease
waste.Humanscanbegintooffsetthedamage
alreadydonetotheenvironmentbymaintainingafew
newpracticesintheirdailylives.
TimewithpartnerforSharkTankchallenge(25minutes)
ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task)Whatwill
thestudentsDO
todemonstrate
thattheyhave
masteredthe
content?Be
specificand
includeactual
assessmentwith
unitmaterials.
TIME:30
minutes
SCAMPERactivity:Studentswillbrainstormcreativeyet
meaningfulwaystorepurpose/reuseplasticbottles.
Inaddition,theirresponsestothisassignmentandthevideo
willensureworkingknowledgeoftheimpactofplasticsand
humansontheenvironment.
StudentswillrecordtheirresponsesonPadletbyusingthe
Chromebooks.
Studentswillrecordtheirresponsestothefollowing
question:Whatarewaysthathumansuseofplastics
impacttheenvironment?
http://padlet.com/brownsm/o8nqdeiqqv1x
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ORNO
GoogleSlidesPresentation:
DONTTHROWITAWAY,ITCANBEUSEDIN
SOMEOTHERWAY!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SHLiPgBd2Dld4Zb6KIb9RNx4Pk
v5qPtmCTnULrZ7Fac/edit?usp=sharing
Chromebooks
Padlet
Thefollowingitemswillbeusedforthehook.
Plasticbottles
Bubblewrap
Plasticcups
Glue
RubberCement
ToolboxforSharkTank
Thefollowingitemswillbeprovidedforstudentstousewhencreatingtheir
Shark
Tank
products.
Scrapmaterialsbox
Pencils
Fishingwire
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Tape
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LESSON#4
CREATIVITYISMAKINGMARVELOUSOUTOFTHEDISCARDED
Bycompletinganexitticket,thestudentswillbeabletoevaluate
LESSON
theimpactthatthe
SharkTank
challengehashadontheir
OBJECTIVE
horizon.
Bethechangethatyouwishtoseeintheworld.Gandhi
ReflectiveMoment:
Howdoyouenvisionyour
HORIZON
?
(See
theassessmentsectionbelowforfurtherconnectionstothe
POINTTO
theme.)
PONDER
Discussionquestions:
1. Afterlearningabouttheimpacthumanshaveonthe
environment,howhasyourHORIZONchanged?
2. Whatcanyoudotomakeagreaterimpactinyourworld?
Howdoesachallenge,like
SharkTank
,reframeonesthoughts
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
aboutreusing,repurposing,recycling,orupcycling?
I.
ReusingItems
CONTENT
Outlinethe
contentyouwill
teachinthis
lesson.
1. Paper
II.
III.
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
4. Householditems
Repurposingitems
RecyclingItems
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IV.
1. Paper
2. Cardboard
3. Plastic
UpcyclingItems
state.
otherjewelry.
Whatwillstudents
UNDERSTANDas
aresultofthis
lesson?Howdoes
thisconnecttothe
Essential
Question?
Whatwillstudents
beabletoDOasa
resultofthis
lesson?
II.PREPLANNING
Thestudentswillunderstandthevalueofreusingorrecycling
materialstomakeagreaterimpactontheirenvironment.Theywill
identifywaystobecomeactiveenvironmentalistsintheirhomes,
schools,andcommunitiesonepieceoftrashatatime.The
understandingofthismaterialexhibitsaculminationofmaterial
fromtheunitandtheweeklongessentialquestions.
Identifymethodsofrepurposing,reusing,andrecycling
materials
Sharemethodsofrepurposingandreusingtheycanorwill
participateinasaresultofthisunit
Creativelyproduceanartformusingcardboard
III.PLANNING
HOOK
TIME:5minutes
Describehowyou
UsingaGoogleSlidePresentationforDay4
willgrabstudents
(
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oIcf87dmpN2ig_SaEFY
attentionatthe
KpYu_j0CRVo0mAroI8WRm_xc/edit?usp=sharing
),wewill
beginningofthe
displaythefollowingquote:Ibeginwithanidea,andthenit
lesson.
becomessomethingelse.PabloPicasso(Willinspire
BECREATIVE.
studentstocreatePicassolikefacesusingrecycled
cardboard.)
INSTRUCTION
TIME:50minutes
Explain
MinilessononPicasso.
Stepbystep
UsingtheGoogleSlidesPresentation,wewilldisplay
whatyouwilldo
Picassoandgiveinformationabouthisart.(Slide4)
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inthislesson.Be
WewillalsoexhibitphotographsofPicassosarton
explicitaboutties
theGoogleSlidespresentation.(Seeslide4forlinks
toPointsto
tothephotographswewillbeshowing.)
Ponder,Essential
Usingprecutcardboardshapes,thestudentswillcreatea
Question,and
cardboardfaceartproject.Wewillshowthefollowing
Interactionshere.
picturesonthelinkbelowforinspiration.
IncludeALL
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/341147740501389545/
supportand
PointtoPonderconnection:Whenyouseeaneed,take
teaching
initiativetoreuse/repurposetrashandcreatetreasures.
materialswith
(Seeslide8forquoteandpicture)
yourunit.
TimewithpartnerforSharkTankchallenge
ASSESSMENT
TIME:35minutes
(Performance
Discussion:Howhaveyoubenefitedfromparticipatingin
Task)Whatwill
the
SharkTank
challenge?
thestudentsDO
Think,Pair,Share
todemonstrate
Studentswillcompleteanexitticket:
thattheyhave
Whathaveyoulearnedthroughoutthe
Shark
masteredthe
Tank
process?
content?Be
Doyouviewyour
HORIZON
differentlyafter
specificand
completingtheunit
TurningTrashInto
includeactual
Treasure:UpcyclingYourWaytoaGreener
assessmentwith
Tomorrow
?
unitmaterials.
ORNO
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GoogleSlidesPresentation:
CREATIVITYISMAKINGMARVELOUSOUTOF
THEDISCARDED
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oIcf87dmpN2ig_SaEFYKpYu_j0C
RVo0mAroI8WRm_xc/edit?usp=sharing
Cutupcardboard
Markers,coloringpencils,crayons
Glue
Rubbercement
ToolboxforSharkTankChallenge
Scrapmaterialsbox
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