Content Area StandardsScience:
Social Studies:
ObjectivesStudents will be able to:
ConceptsSystem - Interdependence
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Prior PreperationReady presentation, videos and Google Earth or other map
Prerequsite KnowledgeStudents must have knowledge of the impact that human activity has on the availability of natural resources, and that natural resources are used to create materials. These man-made materials often contain substances that are toxic to humans and animals.
AssessmentCreative Questions
Students will chose an animal (land, sea or sky) and think about at garbage pollution from that animal's perspective. The students will draw a picture of the animal in its habitat, and write a letter to humans from the animal's point of view. The letter will address how they are affected by garbage pollution and what they want humans to do differently. AccommodationsUniversal Design in place to accommodate exceptionalities.
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Materials:
Map such as Google Earth, art paper, drawing and coloring materials, link to > Prezi < Click here Video Resources: Formanek, I., Loo, J., Phillips, M. &Walsh, N. (n.d.). Plastic Island. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2016/12/world/midway-plastic-island/ TedEd. (April 21, 2015). What really happens to the plastic you throw away?. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6xlNyWPpB8 Sites for Additional Research: In Your State | Bag the Ban. (n.d.). Ban the Bag. Retrieved fromhttp://www.bagtheban.com/in-your-state Bye Bye Plastic Bags | Say No To Plastic Bags. (n.d.). Bye Bye Plastic Bags. Retrieved from http://www.byebyeplasticbags.org/ |
Books:
All the Way to the Ocean Joel Harper. (February 1, 2006). All the way to the ocean. Claremont, CA: Freedom Three Publishing. |
What Really Happens to the Stuff You Throw Away?
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If I Were a Fish
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