Remarkable, Sustainable Paper! (Recycling process)
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      Subject Math — Number and Operations in Base 10, Ratios and Proportional Relationships • Science — Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science, Life Science
      Grade Level Grades 3-8
      Resource Type Activity
      Attributes
      Good for Parents, Available in Spanish
      Standards Alignment
      Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards
      License

      Attribution Non-commercial NoDerivative

      CC (BY-NC-ND)

      About This Lesson

      November 15 is America Recycles Day, a great time to engage your class in learning about the importance of reducing waste and making more sustainable choices. Turn this opportunity into a teachable moment with lessons that put those choices directly in students’ hands. Students learn why paper is one of the most recycled resources on the planet, the recycling process, and how recycling paper and cardboard products helps protect the environment, with standards-aligned activities designed to build critical thinking, research, and math skills. Spanish version of activites and take home are available.

      Visit PROGRAM SITE for Spanish materials, curriculum alignment and other resources.  

      Made possible by Paper and Packaging Board.

      Enjoy this lesson on the recycling process?

      Check out more free lesson plans and resources in Share My Lesson's Learning at Home: Grades 6-8 Collection.

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      February 13, 2020
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      Standards

      Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and that their uses affect the environment.
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      Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans.
      Read More About 4-ESS3-2
      Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment.
      Read More About 5-ESS3-1
      Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.
      Read More About MS-PS1-3
      Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.
      Read More About MS-ESS3-3
      Compare two decimals to hundredths by reasoning about their size. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two decimals refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual model.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Content.4.NF.C.7
      Fluently multiply multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Content.5.NBT.B.5
      Relate volume to the operations of multiplication and addition and solve real world and mathematical problems involving volume.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Content.5.MD.C.5
      Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.1
      Recognize a statistical question as one that anticipates variability in the data related to the question and accounts for it in the answers.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.A.1
      Display numerical data in plots on a number line, including dot plots, histograms, and box plots.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Content.6.SP.B.4
      Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Practice.MP2
      Model with mathematics.
      Read More About CCSS.Math.Practice.MP4
      Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words or phrases in a text relevant to a grade 4 topic or subject area.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.4
      Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7
      Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.9
      Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.1
      Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7
      Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 5 topic or subject area.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.4
      Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7
      Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.9
      Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgment based on research findings, and speculation in a text.
      Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RST.6-8.8

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