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Recycling Unit hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  __Analyzing the Learners __ This 4th grade classroom will be expected to complete a specific set of standards regarding recycling for the next week!

Florida Sunshine State Standards (SSS) The Florida Sunshine State Standards are Common Core benchmarks. 1.) S.ES.03.44- "Students will recognize that paper, metal, glass, and some plastics can be recycled". 2.) S.IA.03.12- "Share ideas about science through purposeful conversation in collaborative groups". 3.) SC.4.E.6.3- "Recognize that humans need resources found on Earth and that these are either renewable or nonrenewable". 4.) SC.D.2.3.1.7.1- "The student knows ways to conserve and recycle resources (for example, develops and uses a personal action plan to use recyclable materials whenever possible".

__State the Learning Objectives __
 * Given the examples of garbage items that could have been recycled, all the students will participate in labeling a KWL chart about what they know, want to know, and what they learned about recycling.
 * By completing their science log, students will be expected to compare and discuss what items can and can not be recycled.
 * Students will be expected to discuss and identify what items could be recycled by their teammates that was labeled in their science log.
 * By having group discussions, students will create a PowerPoint presentation explaining their most important ways to recycle in a 1-2 minute presentation.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Through constructing a presentation, students are expected to present their PowerPoints in front of their classmates explaining the importance of recycling.

For more information on, click on this link, and it will provide you with examples. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1.) Comprehension <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2.) Application 3.) Analysis 4.) Synthesis <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5.) Evaluation  <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">6.) Knowledge __<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Media and Materials __ <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">LSD projector <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Teacher laptop <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">SMART board (KWL chart) <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Student writing logs <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Laptops from computer lab (Contact computer lab a couple days before) __<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Utilize Media and Materials __ <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The LSD projector and teacher laptop will be used efficiently when initially introducing the recycling topic to the students. The SMART board will be used as a fun and intriguing way in order to get students involved in the activity in labeling what they know, want to know, and what they learned. The worksheet given to the students will give the students a chance to reflect on their home activities, and what they can do at home to help recycling. The laptops from the computer lab will be used to help assist students in designing a short PowperPoint presentation about what they think the three most important ways to recycle is. __<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Require Learner Participation __ <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Day 1: Start off by talking about the importance of our environment, and keeping it clean. Show short video introducing students to recycling. Give an example about how much garbage is thrown away in a day. Then, introduce how many of the garbage items could have been recycled. As a class, students will be learning about recycling through a KWL chart. The SMART board will be used for this activity, and the students will be able to raise their hand if they want to label anything on the board that they think is important about recycling. After this activity, each student will fill out their science log individually, including items they used the past 24 hours. (ex: soda cans, water bottles, any papers etc.) Once they fill out their log, they will be placed into (random) groups of four, and compare and discuss what they each used the past day. Each group shares within themselves. While listening to others speak in their group, students will be writing down what they think their teammates could have and could not have recycled. 15 minutes. Day 2: Students will return to their same groups from the day before. They will be given instruction on the next part of the assignment. In groups of four, students will work together to construct a PowerPoint presentation based on the importance of recycling. Students will use laptops from the computer lab. Within the presentation, students will include their three ways they will go about recycling. This will be a short presentation discussing what ways they feel is best to recycle. Once finished with their presentation, the laptop will be connected to the LSD projector, and shown on the projector screen. Presentations should only take 1-2 minutes for each group. Once presentations are finished, the class will get together as a whole, and finish the KWL chart by writing in what they learned.

__<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Evaluation __ <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Filling out the classroom KWL chart will be based on participation in this activity. By reading over each of the worksheets the students completed individually, I will have an understanding that they are aware of what items they use at home. Finally, all the group work, and presentations will be evaluated on the.

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