Ryan+Tozier+Recycling+Innovation

[|http://www.make-stuff.com/recycling/paper.html] (Include brochure information on pages following this chart.) |||||||||| Students will taught the benefits of recycling paper, to illustrate this the will make recycled paper themselves. Through this exercise will then learn the challenges associated with recycling and why not everything is recycled. Finally they will choose a common recycled product and explore the challenges associated with it. ||  || (list) |||||||||| Being able to recognize the multitude of factors influencing what they are told about environmental problems, including vested interests, disciplinary bias and blindness, and the sheer limits of knowledge. ||  || (circle) ||  6-8th   ||||||   ||   ||   || (list) |||||||||| At the end of this students will be able to: ||  || (list) |||||||||| * a food processor or an old blender
 * Eco-ED Module Title: The Ups and Downs of Recycling **
 * **Module Leader(s): **(name) |||| Ryan Tozier ||||||  ||   ||
 * **Short Description: **
 * **EcoEd Concept(s): **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(list) |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Recycling Sustainability ||||  ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">EcoEd Literacy Goal(s): **
 * ^  |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understanding the history of disaster and decision-making failures, the vulnerability of some populations and regions, and varied approaches to risk management, reduction and communication. ||   ||
 * ^  |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Having creative info-seeking practices, and animated analytic capabilities. ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Intended Grade(s): **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Intended Grade(s): **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Module Objectives: **
 * ^  |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understand the challenges associated with recycling with paper ||   ||
 * ^  |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Recognize the role of recycling in a sustainable world ||   ||
 * ^  |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Understand the process of recycling for one common type of recyclable ||   ||
 * ^  |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Define bias and discuss the social, political, and economic factors that produce it ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Materials needed: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">an electric iron
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">an old wire hanger
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">an old pair of panty hose
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">newspaper or other paper, torn into 2-inch squares
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">white glue
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">water
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">an insect screen or strainer (optional)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">food coloring (optional)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a big sink or tub filled with 4 inches of water
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Glass bottle
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plastic bottle
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Aluminium can
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Access to internet connect computers ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Timeline: ** |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">0-15 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Introductions/ Recycling Intro ||  ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">15-30 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Opening Video / How it works ||   ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">30-90 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Recycling Activity ||   ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">90-105 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Downsides of Recycling ||   ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">105-115 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Split into groups/Find sources of waste ||   ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">115- 200 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Investigate new recyclable ||   ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">225- 250 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Share results with rest of class ||   ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">250-300 minutes |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Concluding argument ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Activity Description: **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(Provide enough detail so that someone else could run the workshop. Include worksheets on pages following this chart.) |||||||||| # <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Introductions/ Recycling Intro
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructor introduces themselves and the topic recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructor ask students what they know about recycling already
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Asks what sorts of materials they think can be recycled
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructor explains the benefits of recycling points from the following link []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructor introduces themselves and the topic recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructor ask students what they know about recycling already
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Asks what sorts of materials they think can be recycled
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instructor explains the benefits of recycling points from the following link []


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. Opening Video / How it works
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To explain how recycling works go to the following video
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask students if they have any questions

<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your student recently participated in an environmental education program about the recyclability benefits and challenges. Ask your child what they learned about… <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- how to make recycled paper <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- the disadvantages of recycling <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- the role that recycled products play in society <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- the recyclable item that they researched ||  ||
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. Recycling Activity
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Refer to attached Documents “How To make your own recycled paper” for directions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You will likely need time to set up
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">After students are done the activity ask what they learned about recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask students if they noticed how much water glue and energy are required to make this simple recycled paper
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Imagine how much it take to make the high quality stuff
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Downsides of Recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Prior to curriculum read []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">and []
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To understand the disadvantages to recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Show this diagram ([] ) to explain that we are so bad at recycling we use huge amounts of energy to ship it to other country so that we don’t have to deal with it.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Split into groups/Find sources of waste
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Groups of 2-3
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teams choose an item that is recyclable that they are interested in.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. Investigate new recyclable
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teams will be given access to computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">They should first look up to what extent it is recycled
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teams should learn the different benefits to this specific type of recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teams should investigate the different negative aspects of their type of recycling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teams should directly compare the environmental impact of recycling and initial manufacturing for the product
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Specific numbers will make this information clearer
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. Share results with rest of class
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teams will be asked to get up in the front and share what they learned about their item
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. Concluding argument
 * Show students that the reason we recycle even though it has disadvantages is because when technology catches up and we are able to make better recycled material there will already be precedent to use it
 * Give example of Garbage Man: []
 * He is making plastics recycling many times more efficient
 * Explain this to student including the process
 * <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask students if they have any final questions ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Parent/Guardian Follow Up: ** |||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dear Parent/ Guardian,

<span style="font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Book',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">**__Attachments:__ The instructions for the Activity