How do we Manage Waste in our World?

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Waste In Our World -

My Learning Contract

Name:_____________________

Essential Question :  How do we manage waste in our world?

Subsidiary Questions: (choose one and put a checkmark next to your choice)

·        _____ How does composting help us manage waste? Click here for the graphic organizer

·        _____ How does recycling help us manage waste? Click here for the graphic organizer

My Information Sources

Recycling

Recycling Coloring Book - http://www.greenvalley.com/coloring/colorme1.html

Recycle City - http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

Kids Web Solid Waste & Recycling - http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/solid_waste_main.htm

 

Composting

Composting for Kids - http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/sustainable/slidesets/kidscompost/cover.html

Kids Composting - http://www.harcosci.org/Wolkow/Wolkow%20latest%20PowerCompost%205_files/frame.htm

Go 4 Green Composting - http://go4green.sask.com/home/garden/compost5.html

 

How I will Learn:

  • _____ I will work with a partner on this project
  • _____ I will work by myself on this project

 

How I will Share my Learning – After finding the information necessary to answer my question, I will create one of the following products to share my learning:

  • _____ A PowerPoint slide presentation with 1 title slide plus one slide for each subsidiary question (4-5 slides maximum)
  • _____ A written report that is organized in paragraphs that answers my subsidiary questions (may include pictures from the Internet)