From Trash To Treasure A Hands On Journey With Upcycling

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HANDS ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING
http://fromtrashtotreasure-upcyling.weebly.com/
Lesson #1 - TRASH TALKIN

Lesson #2 - UP, UP, AND WASTE AWAY; UPCYCLING
Lesson #3 - UPCYCLING ISNT THAT HARD!
Lesson #4 - BENEFITS OF UPCYCLING
Do you have a big imagination? Have you ever looked at an old rusty bench and had a
vision of a remodeled spaceship or something out of the ordinary? Are you always
ready to revamp your old worn out clothes? If the answer is yes to any of these
questions, this class is for you! Let us help you reach your horizons with upcycling; let
us take your imagination further than it has ever been. In this course we will dive deeper
with upcycling (taking an old worn out item and restoring it or making it new). You will
have the opportunity to take trash and create a useful treasure out of it.
HOW CAN WE USE UPCYCLING TO REDUCE WASTE IN AMERICA?
Ashley Huygens and Kristin Segebarth

SPED 6402 Spring 2016
East Carolina University
FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

ASHLEY HUYGENS AND KRISTIN SEGEBARTH
CONTENT PAPER
Abstract
Waste is an ongoing problem in todays society. It is becoming worse by
the years. Many researchers and scientists have found ways to reduce the amount of
waste on earth. Some solutions have been creating landfills to bury our waste, burning
our waste, and even better, recycling our waste. All, once great ideas, but we have
discovered an even better one! William McDonough and Michael Braungart are
pioneers of this new way to reduce waste, upcycling. Upcycling is the process of taking
a used item and recreating/revising it to create a product of equal or greater value. With
upcycling, we are not throwing away a used item but rather revamping it to remain
useful. An item can be upcycled many times before it becomes devalued whereas when
we recycle, the item can only be recycled a few times before devaluing entirely. We
have even found underdeveloped countries upcycle just to help with survival. Some of
these countries create baskets out of grass weed, pots out of bones, and more. Many
believe upcycling can help to save our planet.
Keywords: upcycling, recycling, landfill, waste, paint, reupholster, upholster,
repurpose
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In 2013, According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency,

Americans produced 254 million tons of trash. Of this large waste amount, only 87
million tons were recycled. On average, waste created was 4.40 pounds per person per
day. Of that amount, 1.50 pounds were recycled. Landfills are considered constructively
engineered areas for waste to be placed due to their liner systems and safeguards that
prevent polluting grounds. However, the use of available real estate to construct landfills
is dwindling. As the population increases, the amount of waste has continued to
increase over the last 40 years. (Everett, 2012)
From a landfill perspective, the weight of trash is not so much the concern as it is
the volume of trash that matters. Things like Styrofoam, crumpled-up paper, and empty
bottles or cans take up a lot of space for their weight. In 1990, the United States had
6,326 landfills. By 2013, the amount of landfills decreased by approximately 75% in less
than 25 years to 1,908 landfills. While some real estate has been salvaged, and these
ratios may sound great, however, it actually has the potential to be very harmful. Some
states do not have a landfill and have to ship all of their garbage to a landfill in another
state by truck or train. One ton of garbage traveling 500 miles by train from New York
to the Mountain State would generate 115 pounds of carbon dioxide (Postconsumers
Content Team, 2013).
How can the environmental issues of landfills using real-estate, the amount of
waste that is produced from year to year, and the high amounts of toxic chemicals be
reduced? Several publications may have answered with recycling as being a valuable
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method. Recycling is converting damaged goods, waste, and garbage into a new
reusable material; taking the old and making it new. When recycling plastic, paper,
metal, and glass, the material is broken down to its base material to be remade into a
new consumer product, usually of lesser quality (2016). As good as recycling may be, it
does take energy to break the items down to their original state. Recycling requires
earths energy or earths water to break down material.
A new, more efficient way to recycle is called, upcycling. Upcycling is commonly
mistaken for recycling when in fact, the two are incredibly different. Upcycling is a
process in which used materials are converted into something of equal or higher value
and or quality in their second life (2016). It has been increasingly recognized as one
promising means to reduce material and energy use. It also generates maintainable
production and consumption. Because of this, upcycling has established more attention
from several researchers and business practitioners in recent years. This has been
seen in the growing number of publications on this topic since the 1990s.
When we upcycle, our old items arent going to landfill sites, where a gas called
methane is released, which contributes to climate change (2011). When one is
upcycling an item, material is not broken down into the original state, but rather restored
and revitalized. Restoration is the act of returning something to its original place or
condition. Revitalization is to make a weak or failing object strong and successful again.
Since upcycling is to reuse or recreate an item so that it may have an equal or higher
quality or value than its original, both words accurately describe the process.
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Since upcycling has such a wide array of possibilities, it is impossible to come up

with a single specific set of instructions. Generally, one who upcycles must first
determine the potential function that an upcycled product can be used for. Next, the old
or damaged pieces are removed from the product and discarded or refurbished. Then,
the product is prepared to apply new finishes. For example, Laura Sophie uploaded a
step by step blog on instructables.com focusing on upcycling furniture. She used
upcycling as a method to help her and her family save money when furnishing a
recently purchased home. Her first step was to prepare an old table and chair by
unscrewing the screws that she would use later. Her next step was to sand the old paint
off the furniture, making sure that she paid close attention to the corners. Then, Laura
cleaned the sanded furniture with a wet cloth, focusing on the removal of all dust and
dirt, and let the furniture dry. After, she chose a paint that was appropriate for the wood
by reading all labels, and chose brushes that were made for vanish. These were used
for the two coats of paint that were applied to the furniture. Furthermore, she chose an
appropriate sized fabric that struck her interest, while making sure to pull the fabric
tightly around the seat, and used a staple gun to secure the fabric onto the seat. Last,
Laura took the screws that she originally removed from the furniture and drilled them
back in (Sophie, 2015).
William McDonough and Michael Braungart, pioneers of industrial upcycling,
have advocated radical innovations for circular material reutilization as opposed to
current recycling practice, and helped a number of companies to incorporate upcycling
in their businesses (McDonough, 2002). Upcycling typically requires less energy input
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and can eliminate the need for a new product from virgin materials. Such object level
upcycling has been actively promoted and practiced by increasing numbers of
entrepreneurs, including TerraCycle, FREITAG, Reclaimed, The Upcycling Trading
Company and Hipcycle to name a few.
One reason why we should upcycle instead of recycle is because it eliminates
the concept of waste and reduces toxic materials and saves landfill space. Upcycling
also eliminates the need for a new product, therefore reducing the use of raw materials,
and conserving natural resources, comparatively, upcycling uses less energy than
recycling (McDonough, 2002). When upcycling is done at home, it can be even more
environmentally friendly than industrialized upcycling, while avoiding any transportation
of the products.
Along with environmental benefits, general economic benefits are also commonly
stated by many authors. Some view economic benefits with upcycling, large in art and
craft and design education. Upcycling is also an easy and economical way of getting
materials for student projects. The economic benefit is not limited to cost savings but
also includes new profit opportunities by increasing the aesthetic values of existing
products, giving uniqueness to the design, improving material quality or value by adding
reinforcement, aroma, or polymers. In cost savings and new product production, the
uniqueness of upcycled products in textiles and fashion items is one of the most
important purchasing criteria for mainstream customers.
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Upcycling also has an impact on social benefits. It helps to develop an essential

understanding of objects, merge disciplines, cultures and experiences, and create
subjective and individual beauty, while keeping the sentimental value of a used product.
Other possible social benefits related to human psychological wellbeing were
summarized by Kyungeun Sung in her article, A Review on Upcycling: Current Body of
Literature, Knowledge Gaps and a Way Forward, as a meaningful journey and learning
experiences, empowerment benefits (unlocking potential, and becoming more capable
and self-reliant), a sense of a community through upcycling networks if any, and burning
stress and relaxing (Sung, 2015).
People have upcycled for years without knowing it (Seo, 2011). Artists have
taken old, used, garbage, furniture, cans, paper, etc. and have used those items to
create something of beauty which will bring in more money than the garbage would, just
being garbage. Women have taken their childrens used Kool-Aid and CapriSun
pouches and have created purses with them. Men have used old T-shirts as oil rags.
The idea of upcycling has even caught on in pop culture and the media. For
example, Flea Market Flip is a television show in which people shop, purchase cheap,
almost useless items and create a thing of beauty from them. Their goal is to repurpose
the item and sell it for more money, making a profit. It has popularized the idea of
upcycling and turns it into a competition. Broadcasting the concept on national television
has allowed more people to view techniques and methods of upcycling, and utilize them
for their own means.
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Products created by upcycling vary from rugs to fabric scraps, refashioned

clothes, remade furniture, soaps and fertilizers (and energy) from organic waste, artistic
objects from scrap metal, and even a whole building from reused components from
deconstruction among many others. The creation of jewelry, bags, clothes, and other
fashion items by upcycling, is innovative. It is the value and usefulness that separates
upcycling from recycling (Seo, 2011). While recycling is a limited, chemical process,
upcycling is a humane, thoughtful process. Upcycling integrates our culture and
personal needs to extend the life of products, and most likely create something of more
value than the original product.
Inevitably, people in third world or developing countries heavily rely on the
concept of upcycling. Raw materials are expensive to obtain, therefore they must reuse,
and update items such as baskets and jewelry, and anything else that could be useful.
Many people use grass weeds to create baskets, bones to create jewelry, and mud to
create houses. In this fashion, it is not utilizing upcycling in order to reduce volume of
waste, but rather a necessity for everyday life.
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References
(2013, August). "Trash Miles": The Dirty Truth Behind America's More Eco-Friendly
Landfills. Retrieved January 31, 2016, from
http://www.postconsumers.com/education/what-are-trash-miles/
Everett, J. W. (2012). Solid Waste solid waste Disposal solid waste disposal and
Recycling solid waste recycling , Environmental Impacts. Encyclopedia of
Sustainability Science and Technology, 9979-9994.
McDonough, W., & Braungart, M. (2002). Cradle to cradle: Remaking the way we make
things. New York: North Point Press.
Seo, D., & Levy, J. (2011). Upcycling: Create beautiful things with the stuff you already
have. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book.
Sophie, L. (2015, Jan). Upcycling Furniture. Retrieved April 28, 2016, from
http://www.instructables.com/id/upcycling-furniture/
Sung, K. (2015, April). A Review on Upcycling: Current Body of Literature, Knowledge
Gaps and a Way Forward. Retrieved January 31, 2016, from
http://www.academia.edu/12022127/A_Review_on_Upcycling_Current_Body_of_
Literature_Knowledge_Gaps_and_a_Way_Forward
(2016, January). What is Upcycling, Anyway? Retrieved January 31, 2016, from
http://hipcycle.com/what-is-upcycling
(2011, February 4). Why Upcycle? Retrieved January 31, 2016, from
http://www.upcycling.co.uk/news/why-upcycle/
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Annotated Bibliography
Category: Kids. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from
http://www.upcyclethat.com/make-that/kids-make-that/
Upcycle That is a site dedicated to all things Upcycling. The site was created on
Earth Day 2012. This is a resource for people interested in reusing items in an
innovative way. Upcycling is a new term for repurposing. Upcycling is the act of
taking something no longer in use and giving it a second life and new function.
The finished products can be practical, valuable, and even more beautiful that its
previous use. The site provides upcycling ideas, inspiration and tutorials. Upcycle
That aims to inspire people to creatively repurpose and reuse what they already
have.
Good Things to Know About Hipcycle Products. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016,
from https://hipcycle.com/good-things-to-know-about-hipcycle-products/
Hipcycle is an online retailer focusing on upcycled goods that are sturdy, stylish
and fairly priced. They partner with some of the world's most creative small
businesses and sell their products in their online store. Hipcycles mission is to
offer upcycled alternatives to traditional home decor, jewelry and fashion as a
way to reduce global waste. Their goal is to educate consumers on the benefits
of upcycling, so when given the choice, they purchase an upcycled product over
selecting a new one.
Gutman, D. (2009). Recycle this book: 100 top children's book authors tell you how to
go green. New York: Yearling.
Authors discuss how important it is to recycle and many different ways to recycle.
They go into detail to explain what is happening to the earth and environment
because of waste. These authors hope to inspire young minds to take
responsibility and change the world for the better. The great thing about this book
is it is readable in small doses because of the short essays. It would be great for
readers who do not enjoy reading. The essays include humor appropriate for
children.
Louise, K. (n.d.). Pierre the French bulldog recycles.
This short fiction book about a dog who loves digging holes and discovering
whats buried underneath encourages children to go out hunting for trashed,
landfilled, recycled material and turn it into a treasure. Pierre worries that and
item or two he threw out will be taken to a landfill to sit for ages. He chases down
the garbage truck to retrieve the item so that he can recycle. Students will be
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encouraged by this little fictional dog to recycle and even better, hopefully
upcycle.
Roza, G. (2014). Landfills: Habitat havoc. New York, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing.
With a grungy cover, this book will entice middle aged students to pick up and
read. This nonfiction book will teach students about landfills. Landfills discusses
the harm of bad waste habits, the laws of toxic waste, disposal, and pollution.
This book discusses how landfills are more environmentally friendly than they
were in the past. It states good and bad landfill habits and compares the US
government waste and disposal habits to that of other countries. We are sharing
this book in hopes that students will still the harm of landfills because this book
also goes into to describing harmful chemicals released from landfills.
Scheunemann, P. (n.d.). Trash to treasure: A kid's upcycling guide to crafts: Fun, easy
projects with paper, plastic, glass & ceramics, fabric, metal, and odds & ends.
In Trash to Treasure, kids have the opportunity to see and do fun and easy
projects using recyclable material such as, paper, plastic, glass, etc.
Scheunemann used detailed, easy to understand guidelines to explain to parents
and kids how to use these materials to upcycle. The book shows common
materials that parents and kids may have lying around the house and different
ways to upcycle them.
Upcycle Lesson Plan. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from
http://creativeeducator.tech4learning.com/2015/lessons/upcycle
Creative Educator helps educators bring creativity, technology, and projectbased learning to classrooms. When developing your own project, Creative
Educator provides elements to a successful project. These range from, purpose
& relevance, timing, complexity, intensity, connections, accessibility, sharable
resources, and novelty. Who wants to create something that cannot be used later
in life? This site allows opportunity to connect curricular purposes to a deeper
understanding for a more interdisciplinary approach. Creative Educator also
gives great incite and tips on how to apply 21st century skills and digital story
telling.
Upcycling Projects & Furniture Restoration Ideas. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016,
from http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/packages/upcycling
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DIY Network provides a list of media based shows relating to recycling,

renovating, restoring, and upcycling items from flower vases to houses. On top of
having access to television networks, the site offers a How To tab that breaks
down step by step instructions in the areas of decorating, rooms & spaces,
outdoors, maintenance & repairs, or just simples skills and know-hows. If this
isnt enough, the site has a blogging section that will enable you to get connected
with other people who have completed some of the How To projects. Last but
not least, if you do not have the time to sit down and watch a full episode, quick
video clips are posted for easy access.
Welcome Recyclart. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from http://www.recyclart.org/

Get inspired through pictures. Recyclart is a visual journey similar to Pinterest.
Pictures are categorized and filtered to showcase tutorials and ideas. Clicking on
the images takes you to the source site where the how-to is better explained.
You can also submit your own ideas or any link you might have come across.
There are almost 190+ pages of ideas ranging from in-depth upcycling to
simplistic upcycling. As long as it makes you think creatively, this site is useful.
Wolfe, M., Sprengelmeyer, L., & Right, M. (n.d.). Kid pickers: How to turn junk into
treasure.
Kid Pickers is a book by famous American Picker, Mark Wolfe., This book shares
Marks love for picking antiques and upcycling them. Mark shares where his love
for picking comes from and how it transpired to his television show today.
Marks book, Kid Pickers, inspires children to self-teach and do what they love.
Kid Pickers encourages kids to go treasure hunting, pick up old items and
transform them into new and better things.
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CONNECTION TO THE THEME

When you look out your window to the furthest point of sight, the line where the earth
meets the sky is called a horizon. Its hard to see past the line but you know there is
more past horizon. When you look at your life, it is hard to see past where you are right
now, but have hope because there is always more beyond the horizon.
As we look into the horizon, we see it is an ongoing view that seems to never end.
Regardless of our situation or location, we can look outside and view the horizon, but
we must not put a limit on this horizon. Although, all we see is this ongoing line where
the sky meets earth, there is so much more going on that we cannot see. The beautiful
connection between the earth and sky is unfortunately being destroyed by toxins
released from earths waste. Using the word in itself, we can broaden our horizons and
think about the endless possibilities to create a solution to limit the toxins. We must
work to demolish the limit we put on our thoughts and creativity.
Sometimes our horizon is just a boundary that we must overcome. Looking at the
horizon, we may see a cloud disturbing the view; this is similar to the way we view a
problem or equation sometimes; it gets cloudy. We see a roadblock, a small part of the
whole equation, and view it as a boundary we cannot cross. We fix our minds on the
hardship not focusing on anything else. But eventually the cloud blows away, we solve
the small portion of the equation, and can begin to see things clearly again.
Horizon can be defined as the furthest point of sight, the line where the sky
meets the earth, the edge of something, a distance, endless, or ongoing. Often, when
speaking about upcycling an approach of landscape, art, photography, math, and
science come to mind. The true question is how does this apply to a unit topic with a
focus of upcycling?
Upcycling is the process of taking used materials and restoring, recreating, and
revitalizing it into something of equal or higher value and or quality in their second life.
Oftentimes, this is most commonly mistaken for recycling. Why do people recycle or
upcycle? Most often it focuses around creating an environmentally friendly atmosphere.
Lesson 1 of our unit topic, Trash Talkin, really builds the foundation at which a horizon
may begin. Students will investigate how much waste is on earth, where it typically
goes, and better alternatives to deal with waste. Waste is constantly piling up in landfills
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and over time, gives off toxins in our hemisphere much like the boundaries of a horizon
between the earths core and our sky. While we know that recycling has been a known
solution to help eliminate this problem, we have also discovered that it takes chemicals
and water to breakdown the material so that it can be reused. This is where the
students will be exposed to how the beginning stages of Upcycling came about.
Upcycling offers greater opportunities to reduce toxins. In addition to our lesson,
as a hook, the students will watch a transformation clip of Flea Market Flip, a television
show that airs on HGTV. The transformation includes a beginning to end flip of homes
with less money input compared to buying a new home.
Upcycling is something that has been done for quite some time but never
received as much recognition as it has in the last decade. What one person may see as
trash could potentially be another persons treasure. Often, humans find it difficult to be
creative, to think outside the box. Lesson 2, Up, Up, and Waste Away; Upcycling,
students will learn the endless potentials of Upcycling including three main design
techniques: painting, upholstering, and repurposing. The students will then have the
opportunity to complete a SCAMPER activity with the use of a mason jar. Many people
would view a horizon to be endless or everlasting. SCAMPER is a tool that encourages
creativity and generates new ideas. Students become innovative problem solvers and
Doers by taking a journey, sometimes through unexpected places.
Realizing that a horizon may get hazy, we find that Lesson 3, Upcycling isnt
THAT Hard, may be the most challenging day for students. Also taking into
consideration that all hazes clear up, the learning and application process is ongoing.
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Students will have the opportunity where they will choose a road of focus in which they
are most interested in, ranging from jewelry, pet accessories, clothing, furniture, and the
list goes on. The students will be able to video conference with the HR representative
from TerraCycle. This allows students to see that no matter where you are in the world,
resources are accessible, similar to how a horizon can be seen. The students will also
be exposed to many other forms up Upcycling sites to view different perspectives and
approaches businesses took with their line of creations. Lesson 3 is where students will
apply their skills and see the resourcefulness that will not only be ecofriendly, but serve
as a useful product.
Aristotle once said, It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see
the light. This is what I want people to see. If these are your darkest hours then believe
me. The future is near as it always was. While anticipation among our students may
start to set in, it is important that they continue to believe in themselves and strive for to
reach the end product.
To close our camp, Lesson 4, Ive Seen Beyond the Wasted Horizon, students
will focus on the audience for their silent auction that they are gearing their end product
for. They will learn that hard work can pay off but it does not always come easily. Here
we will continue to encourage campers to share what theyve learned with family,
friends, and those in their community. Upcycling is an action that has taken place for
generations all around the world but again has not been defined until more recent. A
horizon can be seen from countless locations from the ocean, to the roads, and at the
highest peaks of the mountains.
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In closing, there is no simplified definition to horizon. It is all in how you perceive

it. However, when applying horizon to a unit of upcycling, it can be seen as ongoing,
everlasting, hazing, and viewable in all areas. With that, we hope that the generation will
continue to cover our planet in a much more positive outlook.
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TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION
Technology Integration is key to our generation of students. Technology is

defined as things created by humans to make our lives more simplistic. Though the
students will not be creating a tangible technology piece in our unit, they will be exposed
to many resources that will help them define and create a final upcycled product. We
find it vital to have a balance between the use of technology and direct instruction. The
most important source of integration is through our computer and internet. We will use
our computer to Skype with a company, listen to music, project slideshows,
demonstrate appropriate methods of painting, reupholstering, and repurposing through
step by step images and videos.
When we teach our students, we will have already used technology integration
through our research. As the instructors, we have used the internet for research to study
our topic, upcycling. When we are at camp this information will be integrated through
technology by use of slideshares and Power Point. Students will consistently learn
about waste, recycling, and upcycling by viewing slide shows, videos, and images
through the computer and projector. This is a great opportunity for students to ask
questions, share common values, tell a story, or provide feedback. Without a projector
we would not be able to show the students the items to be learned through images
created with the computer. With this type of technology integration, we will need our
computer, a USB, a projector, and an HDMI cord. Without these items we would not be
able to effectively project the materials we have researched and learned to share with
the students.
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First, while others may argue that television is not beneficial to children, I believe
it can be, based on the way that television is being utilized. To kick off our unit, the
students will watch a clip from Flea Market Flip displaying the final reveal of a house flip
through the online web link, www.HGTV.com. Flea Market Flip is a television show that
demonstrates how a set budget with little cash can go a long way with the right amount
of creativity. Then the new and innovative products are showcased by Flea Market Flip
teams in a competitive way. I find this TV show in itself to be extremely motivating.
Next, students will be able to see before and after previously upcycled items to
gain ideas and understanding of how items can be transformed, sold, and turned into a
hobby to make a living off of. To support this stage, students will access hipcycle.com.
Hipcycle is an online retailer focusing on upcycled goods that are sturdy, stylish and
fairly priced. They partner with some of the world's most creative small businesses and
sell their products in their online store.
In addition, students will have the opportunity to collaborate with the HR of
TerraCycle through video conferencing. The benefits of having this as an option of
interaction today, allows students to gain collaborative skill and fosters in other 21st
century skills. With video conferencing, this gives students an insight on how they can
become geographically limitless to almost any topic in the world. While it is one thing to
explain and demonstrate how upcycling works, having the opportunity to video
conference takes a boring classroom lecture and gives it new life by having the ability to
look at an actual example of an upcycling company that started out with small simple
ideas and turned into a worldwide provider and problem solver. Students will actively
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participate in the video conference by asking questions about the business aspect of
upcycling, and how the students can become successful at his/her age. Then they will
be able to articulate their thoughts and communicate clearly and effectively. A video
conference can only be successful if there is two way sharing. It provides a side that is
fascinating, adventurous, and engaging. In order to prepare for a productive
conversation, students will think through their video conference before we connect with
TerraCycle. Students will plan questions to ask, determine what kind of answers they
will receive, how the answers will change their work, and whether or not they agree or
disagree on factors that TerraCycle has to offer.
Our technology items of our unit will be housed on our Weebly website which is
accessible by any of our students. Weebly is an easily navigated builder website that
allows beginners and professionals to quickly layout web pages. During our unit, we will
be using various forms of assessments. One way we will be formatively assessing is by
using an instant feedback bulletin board website online called Padlet. Padlet will be
used to collaborate and reflect on reflect, share pictures and links a monitored
environment. Another form of assessing is through the use of the Plickers App provided
on cell phones. Plickers is a simple tool that lets us collect real-time formative
assessment data without the need for student devices. It is a way of checking quickly
student understanding on big concepts and key skills.
Then, we will dive in our unit through development with three design techniques
of upcycling; painting, upholstering, and repurposing. Upcyclethat.com is a great online
resource that will allow us to individually focus on what design technique they would like
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to use in their upcycled product with the materials and resources that are available in
the classroom. DIY.org is an additional website that will support our lessons in
completing skill-based, hands-on challenges using the three focused design techniques
that we have chosen. DIY.org supports our frame of lessons by providing lists of
materials needed, along with videos for additional support.
Finally, we will discuss key marketing strategies to properly market their item to
be sold in a silent auction by reviewing key evidence from our TerraCycle resource and
FleaMarketFlip. Throughout this process, the students should keep in mind that the
product they create is original. It should be innovative and have their own personal
touch.
Exposing the students to technology prepares them for the business work force
in the sense of being able to conduct research, determining the audience, applying
knowledge researched through creating, developing, incorporating the appropriate
processes needed for a finalized or in our units sense, upcycled, product. We agree
with William McDonough, an American designer, who saw nearly endless possibilities
for how forward-thinking design and cutting-edge technology can steadily improve
products and solve todays problems.
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CONTENT OUTLINE
I.
UPCYCLING
A. Waste
1. How much waste does America produce?
a) In 2013, 254 million tons of trash
b) Americans recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our individual waste
generation of 4.40 pounds per person per day. This is about 87 million tons of
recycled and composted material per year.
2. How is trash disposed?
a) 32.5 percent of the trash is recycled or composted
b) 12.5 percent is burned
c) 55 percent is buried in landfills
B. Recycling
1. What is recycling?
a) Convert (waste) into reusable material.
b) Return (material) to a previous stage in a cyclic process.
2. How is recycling beneficial to the environment?
a) We are making new products from the old products which are of no use to us
b) Make Environment Clean by reducing the amount of garbage in landfills
c) Conservation of Materials by reducing the amount of new products
bought and using the resources that others see are garbage
d) To Save Energy by creating it by oneself rather than having machinery
create the product
C. Upcycling
1. What is upcycling?
a) Upcycling is a process in which used materials are converted into something of
equal or higher value and or quality in their second life
2. Why Should we upcycling more than we recycle?
a) With upcycling, items made from recycled materials can be even more attractive,
useful, or necessary than the original products.
b) Recycling lowers the financial value of items through the continued reuse of many
plastic
3. How is upcycling beneficial to our environment?
a) We are reusing trash and the quality of the upcycled item has same or even
better quality than the original
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b) The act saves or removes materials from the waste system. It also requires less
energy than recycling and encourages innovative thought process
II. METHODS OF UPCYCLING

A. Major methods of upcycling
1. Painting
a) Step 1: PREPARE - Find the screws that hold the upholstery and unscrew them
using a screwdriver or flathead. Wipe down the surface with a tack cloth to
remove any residue
b) Step 2: SAND - If it is wood, sand item completely with a medium grid sand paper
(Greater than #100) to get rid of any rough edges or old paint Clean up using a
shop vacuum or dust pan and broom.
c) Step 3: CLEAN - Wipe down furniture with a wet cloth to remove dust or other dirt.
d) Step 4: PAINT - Have at least 2 brushes available. One Brush for painting and the
other will be used to clean up paint. Add at least 2 coats of even paint throughout
the project. You can add primer to finish it off.
2. Reupholstering/Upholstering
a) Step 1: STRIPPING - Strip the chair or item of everything except the bare materials
much like you do in the first two steps of Painting
b) Step 2: SIZE - Size and cut fabric or material to fit the item at hand. Choose a fabric
that is not too thin and make sure that it can overlap in your corners and sides.
c) Step 3: SECURE FABRIC - Center fabric and pull fabric over edges of bottom and
secure fabric with a fastener of choice such as glue, staple gun, velcro, etc.Try to
not get any wrinkles on the upside.Cut excess fabric material and add trim to get a
cleaner look
d) Step 4: PUT IT TOGETHER-Put the seat with the new upholstery on the chair, find
the long lost screws again and drill them back in.
3. Repurposing
a) Step 1: CHOOSE ITEMS - Choose, old, previously used item to be repurposed.
b) Step 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND- Define the original purpose and find a new
purpose for the item, use CREATIVITY Add or take away from item to make it an
effective repurposed item.
c) Step 3: FINALIZE WITH FINE TOUCHES -Add or take away from item to make it an
effective repurposed item.
B. Creating a living through upcycling

1.
Terracycle explains how they created company/make a living upcycling

a) TerraCycle is a private U.S. small business headquartered in Trenton, New Jersey.
It makes consumer products from pre-consumer and post-consumer waste and by
reusing other waste materials.
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2.
Upcycling companies
a) Hipcycle is an online retailer focusing on upcycled goods that are sturdy, stylish
and fairly priced
b) Flea Market Flip is a television show that demonstrates how a set budget with
little cash can go a long way with the right amount of creativity
c) DIY Network provides a list of media based shows relating to recycling, renovating,
restoring, and upcycling items from flower vases to houses.
3.
Choose item to Upcycle and sell by learning key strategies to properly market an
item in a silent auction
a) Determine the type of item you have created and who your audience may be
based on its attractiveness, purpose, and necessity.
b) Provide information about its features and benefits
c) Determine a starting cost value
C. In review, How to effectively Upcycle

4.
d)
e)
5.
f)
g)
6.
h)
i)
7.
Identify Original Purpose

function
appearance
Develop Creative Purpose by applying one or more of the methods of upcycle
New function
New appearance
Determine Goal Mindset
Purpose of upcycled item
Audience for focus of upcycled item
Execute Process
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LESSON #1
Trash Talkin
LESSON
OBJECTIVE
POINT TO
PONDER
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
I. DEFINE OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT

Students will investigate how much waste a household develops
in approximately one week.
Broaden your horizons. The more you see, the more you
understand. It is what builds our foundation of upcycling.
Where is waste, on earth, going? How can we help to make
less of it?
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CONTENT
Outline the
content you will
teach in this
lesson.
A. Waste
1. How much waste does America produce?
j) In 2013, 254 million tons of trash
k) Americans recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our
individual waste generation of 4.40 pounds per person
per day. This is about 87 million tons of recycled and
composted material per year.
2. How is trash disposed?
a) 32.5 percent of the trash is recycled or composted
b) 12.5 percent is burned
c) 55 percent is buried in landfills
B. Recycling
1. What is recycling?
a) Convert (waste) into reusable material.
b) Return (material) to a previous stage in a cyclic process.
2. How is recycling beneficial to the environment?
a) We are making new products from the old products which
are of no use to us
b) Make Environment Clean by reducing the amount of
garbage in landfills
c) Conservation of Materials by reducing the amount of new
products
bought and using the resources that others see are
garbage
d) To Save Energy by creating it by oneself rather than
having machinery
create the product
C. Upcycling
1. What is upcycling?
a) Upcycling is a process in which used materials are
converted into something of equal or higher value and or
quality in their second life
2. Why Should we upcycling more than we recycle?
a) With upcycling, items made from recycled materials can
be even more attractive, useful, or necessary than the
original products.
b) Recycling lowers the financial value of items through the
continued reuse of many plastic
3. How is upcycling beneficial to our environment?
a) We are reusing trash and the quality of the upcycled
item has same or even better quality than the original
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b) The act saves or removes materials from the waste

system. It also requires less energy than recycling and
encourages innovative thought process
What will students

UNDERSTAND as
a result of this
lesson? How does
this connect to the
Essential
Question?
What will students
be able to DO as a
result of this
lesson?
HOOK
Describe how you
will grab students
attention at the
beginning of the
lesson.
BE CREATIVE.
INSTRUCTION
Explain Step-bystep what you will
do in this lesson.
Be explicit about
ties to Points to
Ponder, Essential
Question, and
Interactions here.
Include ALL
support and
teaching
materials with
your unit.
II. PRE-PLANNING
The students will understand the amount of waste that is being
created daily by humans and where it goes. They will be able to
identify that upcycling is a more beneficial way of helping the
environment vs. waste instead of throwing it in landfills, the
ocean, or burning it. They will also
Students will be able to measure the mass that is collected

within a week in a family household. They will sort through the
garbage to determine what can be reusable and what is nonreusable. They will then calculate the percentage of the
amounts that are reusable.
III. PLANNING
TIME: 5-10 minutes
Students will watch the end clip of an episode from Flea Market
Flip showcasing the beginning and ending transformation. This is
to provide an insight as to how something with low grade and
quality can have such high hope and potential with less money
than purchasing brand new.
TIME: 20-30 minutes
Discussion post (Padlet)
Explain how this statement makes you feel
Each day John produces 4.3 pounds of waste. That is the weight
of a small Chihuahua, a bag of sugar, a hammer, etc. In a year,
John produces 1,600 pounds of waste. That is equivalent to the
weight of a lion, a car, a missile, etc. If John produces this much
waste and he is an average waste producer, think about the
above average waste producerthink about everyones daily and
yearly waste.
After students finish the padlet and it is discussed, Will take a
look at a map that focuses on which country produces the most
waste. The title of this image has been removed for students to
provide their own perspective. After reviewing the students
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thoughts, they will respond to another padlet discussion question

on why North America produces the most waste out of all the
other countries? Another image will be displayed representing the
Projected amount of waste in Landfills by 2020, if we continue
producing as much waste as we do now. Ashley will explain
how to find how much waste is being produced by an individual
person in 2016, and then students will solve for 2020. Students
are projecting how much waste will be created by one person in
2020.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-will-we-hitpeak-garbage-7074398/?no-ist
So how can we ensure that much waste is not created in 2020?

Last, students will compare how the Flea Market Flip and the
padlet discussion compare.
As an extension to prepare for next days lesson, students will have
the opportunity to browse websites to gain an idea of what they
would like to create along with bringing any additional items at
home if they so choose.
ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task) What will
the students DO
to demonstrate
that they have
mastered the
content? Be
specific and
include actual
assessment with
unit materials.
TIME: 10-15 minutes

Students will be tasked out with one of the first stages up
upcycling. Students will sort through a weeks worth of garbage
and determine what can be reusable and non-reusable.
Using the Lets Talk Trash worksheet, students will predict how
much trash (total mass) was generated this week and predict the
amount of trash in each of the categories (such as: food, paper,
plastic, etc.).
Students will be provided with safety gloves, face masks,
goggles, tongs, three empty trash bags, and scales.
Then, three empty trash bags will be provided to each group.
They will be asked to sort the trash into re-usable and nonreusable items.
Students will find the mass of each pile of trash and record the
mass data on the large class data sheet in lbs.
Finally, students will answer a few questions from todays lesson
using the socrative app provided on our classroom website.
Which of the categories has the most re-useable items (by
mass)? Why do you think this is?
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Was your prediction for the total amount of trash close to

correct? Were you surprised by the results? Why or Why
not?
How much trash (lbs) would this family generate in one
week? How much would they generate in one year?
How is upcycling more beneficial than recycling
DOES THE ASSESSMENT ALLOW YOU TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE

STUDENTS HAVE MET YOUR STATED LESSON OBJECTIVE? YES OR NO
ASSESSMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Masks, gloves, separating bins

Garbage/recycled items
Attachments in Day 1
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Lets Talk Trash
1. Prediction
I predict that the community generated ____________(lbs) of trash this week.
I think that ______% of it will be reusable and ______% will be non-reusable.
Item
Mass of Trash
Mass of Trash
Re-usable
Non-reusable
Total
Food
Paper
Plastic
Metal
Glass
Misc.
Total
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2. Analysis
How much garbage total garbage was collected this week? _________ (lbs)
Calculate the percents in each category and record them in the table below.
Example
Your class collected 19 pounds of trash this week. Of this, 2.5 pounds was reusable paper.
2.5 19 x 100 = 13.2% of the trash was re-usable paper.
Item
Percent of Total
Mass
Percent of Total
Mass
Re-usable
Non-reusable
Total
Food
Paper
Plastic
Metal
Glass
Misc.
Total
Extension:
Create a pie chart of these results
III. Discussion Questions

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LESSON #2
Up, Up, and Waste Away; Upcycling.
LESSON
OBJECTIVE
POINT TO
PONDER
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION

Students will investigate the many ways of upcycling. Students
will be able to connect a few of these methods to their first
upcycle creation.
Creativity is making marvelous out of the discarded. no matter
where you are in the world, resources are accessible, similar to
how a horizon can be seen.
How can we use various methods of upcycling to turn ordinary
garbage into artistic forms or functions
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CONTENT
Outline the
content you will
teach in this
lesson.
III. METHODS OF UPCYCLING

D. Major methods of upcycling
1.
Painting
a) Step 1: PREPARE - Find the screws that hold the
upholstery and unscrew them using a screwdriver or
flathead. Wipe down the surface with a tack cloth to
remove any residue
b) Step 2: SAND - If it is wood, sand item completely with a
medium grid sand paper (Greater than #100) to get rid
of any rough edges or old paint Clean up using a shop
vacuum or dust pan and broom.
c) Step 3: CLEAN - Wipe down furniture with a wet cloth to
remove dust or other dirt.
d) Step 4: PAINT - Have at least 2 brushes available. One
Brush for painting and the other will be used to clean up
paint. Add at least 2 coats of even paint throughout the
project. You can add primer to finish it off.
2.
Reupholstering/Upholstering
a) Step 1: STRIPPING - Strip the chair or item of everything
except the bare materials much like you do in the first
two steps of Painting
b) Step 2: SIZE - Size and cut fabric or material to fit the
item at hand. Choose a fabric that is not too thin and
make sure that it can overlap in your corners and sides.
c) Step 3: SECURE FABRIC - Center fabric and pull fabric
over edges of bottom and secure fabric with a fastener
of choice such as glue, staple gun, velcro, etc.Try to not
get any wrinkles on the upside.Cut excess fabric material
and add trim to get a cleaner look
d) Step 4: PUT IT TOGETHER-Put the seat with the new
upholstery on the chair, find the long lost screws again
and drill them back in.
3.
Repurposing
a) Step 1: CHOOSE ITEMS - Choose, old, previously used
item to be repurposed.
b) Step 2: BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND- Define the
original purpose and find a new purpose for the item,
use CREATIVITY Add or take away from item to make it
an effective repurposed item.
c) Step 3: FINALIZE WITH FINE TOUCHES -Add or take away
from item to make it an effective repurposed item.
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What will students

UNDERSTAND as
a result of this
lesson? How does
this connect to the
Essential
Question?
What will students
be able to DO as a
result of this
lesson?
HOOK
Describe how you
will grab students
attention at the
beginning of the
lesson.
BE CREATIVE.
INSTRUCTION
do in this lesson.
Be explicit about
ties to Points to
Ponder, Essential
Question, and
Interactions here.
Include ALL
support and
teaching
materials with
your unit.
II. PRE-PLANNING
Students will understand that there are design techniques to
upcycling, but no one specific technique must be used. They will
be able to identify what materials work best for the items that
they are currently working with. Any variation of these things
could change the way the upcycled item appears and functions.
Students will be able to take their SCAMPER idea of a mason

jar and bring it to life using upcycling methods and materials
provided.
III. PLANNING
TIME: 10 minutes
Students will become inspired by viewing multiple DIYs through
the use of two links:
1. Diy.org
2. Popsugar.com
They will be able to view the step by step processes of upcycling
multiple items. The students should come to see that there is no
one set way of how to upcycle.
TIME:
We will focus on three major methods of upcycling: painting,
upholstering/reupholstering, and repurposing by looking more
closely at the step by step methods that are offered through our
weebly page. There are three often consistent factors to
upcycling.
1. determine potential function
2. remove old or damaged pieces either discard or save for
later
3. prepare to apply new finishes
We will share a SCAMPER powerpoint from our website that will
demonstrate the necessary steps to complete a SCAMPER
activity.
Students will have an opportunity to apply the steps of
SCAMPER to a mason jar once they have completed their blue
print using the following template
Students will then bring the SCAMPER product to life using the
upcycling knowledge they have developed between Day 1 and 2
along with additional items listed but are not limited to: pieces of
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fabric, buttons, stones, tea light candles, paint, ribbon, and any
additional small items found around the household.
ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task) What will
the students DO
to demonstrate
that they have
mastered the
content? Be
specific and
include actual
assessment with
unit materials.
TIME: 15 minutes
While students are creating their SCAMPER mason jar, teachers
will be circulating to observe that students are able to apply
design techniques
Students will take part in a short quiz at the end of the day using
the program PLICKERS. PLICKERS is a program that will allow
students to answer a multiple choice question by the turn of a
paper. This will give the teachers an idea about the students
understanding of upcycling.
Questions on PLICKERS:
1. What is Upcycling?
a.) A method in which you ride a cycle upside down or up a long
narrow path
b.) A process in which you return (material) to a previous stage in
a cyclic process
c.) The process of converting waste materials or useless
products into new materials or products of better quality or a
higher environmental value.
d.) Negative to Positive terminals
2.) Which of these is not an advantage to Upcycling?
a.) environmentally beneficial
b.) personal labor beneficial
c.) financially beneficial
d.) economically beneficial
3.) Which of these is considered a non-reusable product?
a.) jeans with holes
b.) medal utensils
c.) junk jewelry
d.) chip bag

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LESSON #3
Upcycling Isnt THAT Hard
LESSON
OBJECTIVE

Students will learn about the different types of items that can be
upcycled and how to use the different types of upcycling
methods on each unique item.
You cant use up creativity, the more creativity you use, the
more you have Maya Angelou
How do companies make a living reducing waste by upcycling?
POINT TO
PONDER
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
CONTENT
B. Creating a living through Upcycling
Outline the content 1.Terracycle explains how they created company/make a living
you will teach in
upcycling
this lesson.
a. TerraCycle is a private U.S. small business headquartered in
Trenton, New Jersey. It makes consumer products from preconsumer and post-consumer waste and by reusing other waste
materials.
2. Upcycling Companies
a. Hipcycle is an online retailer focusing on upcycled goods that
are sturdy, stylish and fairly priced
b. Flea Market Flip is a television show that demonstrates how a
set budget with little cash can go a long way with the right
amount of creativity
c. DIY Network provides a list of media based shows relating to
recycling, renovating, restoring, and upcycling items from flower
vases to houses.
3. Choose item to Upcycle and sell by learning key strategies to
properly market
an item in a silent auction
a. Determine the type of item you have created and who your
audience may be based on its attractiveness, purpose, and
necessity.
b. Provide information about its features and benefits
c. Determine a starting cost value
What will students

UNDERSTAND as
a result of this
lesson? How does
II. PRE-PLANNING
Students will see that the more time they invest in inexpensive
environmentally friendly projects, the more that can come out of
it. Students will understand the views of different companies
when in regards to upcycling. The students will recognize that
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this connect to the

Essential
Question?
What will students

be able to DO as a
result of this
lesson?
HOOK
Describe how you
will grab students
attention at the
beginning of the
lesson.
BE CREATIVE.
INSTRUCTION
do in this lesson.
Be explicit about
ties to Points to
Ponder, Essential
Question, and
Interactions here.
Include ALL
support and
teaching materials
with your unit.
each business has a unique focus regarding the type of items

being upcycled, may it be furniture, glass, records, etc. Each
company also has a different target audience and value/cost of
items.
Students will understand that upcycling is not only a way to
reduce waste but also a career or a way to make an income.
Students will be able to apply the steps of SCAMPER and
appropriate design techniques that best fit their own choice of
upcycling items. Students will begin to create an upcycled item
for a silent auction, keeping in mind who their targeted audience
it, what that audience would find desirable.
III. PLANNING
TIME: 5 minutes
Students will be asked to post ideas of items that have potential
to be upcycled, on a Padlet.
Teachers and students will briefly discuss the list.
TIME: 10 minutes
Kristin/Ashley will go through a PowerPoint focusing on the
different companies that upcycle, hipcycle, Worley lighting,
Patagonia, etc. briefly explaining how they went about upcycling
products and selling them.
Upcycled images will be shown and students will have to guess
what they were in their previous life and what techniques were
used to upcycle them.
Teacher will then go into detail about the different methods of
upcycling products, painting, sanding, furnishing, gluing, stapling,
cutting, etc. For example, if you choose to upcycle an old
wooden chair, first you will sand the chair, prime it, let the primer
dry before you begin painting. You may have to paint two or more
layers to get the look you desire. Teacher will continue to explain
methods showing techniques through modeling and videos.
Students will have an opportunity to go Garbage Picking
through offered items and begin to SCAMPER.
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Ashley and Kristin will have items set out according to methods
that would need to be used to upcycle them, wood, plastic, metal,
etc.
ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task) What will
the students DO
to demonstrate
that they have
mastered the
content? Be
specific and
include actual
assessment with
unit materials.
TIME: 30 minutes
Students will review their SCAMPER of their garbage and include
any more details needed including the methods they want to use
to upcycle the item they chose at the beginning of the day.
Students will begin their basic methods for prepping their item,
they will continue and begin upcycling their garbage item.

Insert ALL materials here including Assessments and Instructional Materials.
Explicitly LIST any additional files for this lesson. Be sure that ALL materials have been
submitted for this lesson.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBE44D9gBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HrHrUmtqyk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5RhoA7DZgM
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LESSON #4
Ive Seen Beyond the Waste Horizon
LESSON
OBJECTIVE
POINT TO
PONDER
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
CONTENT
Outline the content
you will teach in
this lesson.

Students will compare and contrast how companies effectively
upcycle and reduce waste in the world. Students will also assess
how they can do the same thing.
Sooner or later, we will have to recognize that the Earth has
rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is
that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the
planet can live without humans.
-Evo Morales
How can I use what I have learned this week to continue to

protect and improve the conditions of the earth?
C. In review, How to effectively Upcycle
1. Identify Original Purpose
a. function
b. appearance
2. Develop Creative Purpose by applying one or more of the
methods of upcycle
a. New function
b. New appearance
3. Determine Goal Mindset
a. Purpose of upcycled item
-
What will students

UNDERSTAND as
a result of this
lesson? How does
this connect to the
Essential
Question?
What will students
be able to DO as a
Discuss the business of Terracycle and how they help to

improve the conditions of the earth.
II. PRE-PLANNING
How did I reduce waste in the world by upcycling this
week?
Students will understand that they can make a difference and a
living reducing waste in America.
Students will be able to take what they have learned and share it
with their friends and family. They will be able to upcycle most
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result of this
lesson?
HOOK
Describe how you
will grab students
attention at the
beginning of the
lesson.
BE CREATIVE.
INSTRUCTION
do in this lesson.
Be explicit about
ties to Points to
Ponder, Essential
Question, and
Interactions here.
Include ALL
support and
teaching materials
with your unit.
ASSESSMENT
(Performance
Task) What will
the students DO
to demonstrate
that they have
mastered the
content? Be
specific and
include actual
assessment with
unit materials.
items in which the word considers trash with exceptions of food

and similar types of waste.
III. PLANNING
TIME: 5 minutes
What do you think is the best way for you to present your final
product?
Art auction, eBay auction, mock art auction, vendor display, etc.
TIME: 5-10 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-DJ0RzPAeI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njuULK5RhM
Watch the videos and briefly discuss ways we can reduce our
waste and why upcycling is a good option.
Students will collaborate with the HR of TerraCycle through video
conferencing. Students will actively participate in the video
conference by asking questions about the business aspect of
upcycling, and how the students can become successful at their
age.
TIME: 45 minutes
Students will continue working on their garbage to upcycled item,
using techniques they have been taught.
Once completed students will write a few sentences about the
origin of the item and how it was edited to create this new
functional item. The purpose of this excerpt is to briefly explain
the product to individuals, walking around the room while the
child is showing other students products to their parents.
Parents will be allowed to bid on students items. All money
collected will go to a local upcycling organization called The
Scrap Exchange. http://scrapexchange.org/

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FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HANDS ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

Lesson #1 - TRASH TALKIN

HOW CAN WE USE UPCYCLING TO REDUCE WASTE IN AMERICA?

Ashley Huygens and Kristin Segebarth

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

In 2013, According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency,

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FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

Since upcycling has such a wide array of possibilities, it is impossible to come up

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FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

Upcycling also has an impact on social benefits. It helps to develop an essential

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Products created by upcycling vary from rugs to fabric scraps, refashioned

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

DIY Network provides a list of media based shows relating to recycling,

Welcome Recyclart. (n.d.). Retrieved January 31, 2016, from http://www.recyclart.org/

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

CONNECTION TO THE THEME

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

In closing, there is no simplified definition to horizon. It is all in how you perceive

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

Technology Integration is key to our generation of students. Technology is

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

II. METHODS OF UPCYCLING

B. Creating a living through upcycling

Terracycle explains how they created company/make a living upcycling

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

C. In review, How to effectively Upcycle

Identify Original Purpose

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

I. DEFINE OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

b) The act saves or removes materials from the waste

What will students

Students will be able to measure the mass that is collected

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thoughts, they will respond to another padlet discussion question

So how can we ensure that much waste is not created in 2020?

TIME: 10-15 minutes

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Was your prediction for the total amount of trash close to

DOES THE ASSESSMENT ALLOW YOU TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE

Masks, gloves, separating bins

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

Lets Talk Trash

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

III. Discussion Questions

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

I. DEFINE OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT

FROM TRASH TO TREASURE; A HAND-ON JOURNEY WITH UPCYCLING

III. METHODS OF UPCYCLING