Grade Level:  Third

Subject:  Life Science with Math and Language Arts Integration

Topic: Pollution - Recycling

Submitted by: Danielle Tatarka - EMAT621 Fall 2007

1.) Skill:

M3D1. Students will create and interpret simple tables and graphs.

            a. Solve problems by organizing and displaying data in bar graphs and tables.

            b. Construct and interpret bar graphs using scale increments of 1, 2, 5, and 10.

Students will use the website Create- a-graph to show how long waste lasts in a landfill.  http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

The teacher will show students a variety of garbage items and will ask students to determine how long they think these items will last in a landfill.  She will eventually give students the students the actual lifespan of each item according to scientists.  Students will use this information to graph the lifespan of these items.

banana -- 3 to 4 weeks
paper bag -- 1 month
cotton rag -- 5 months
wool sock -- 1 year
cigarette butt -- 2 to 5 years
leather boot -- 40 to 50 year
rubber sole (of the boot) -- 50 to 80 years
tin can (soup or vegetable can) -- 80 to 100 years
aluminum can (soda pop can) -- 200 to 500 years
plastic 6-pack rings -- 450 years
plastic jug -- 1 million years
Styrofoam cup – unknown
glass bottle – unknown

2.) Skill:

S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment.

a. Explain the effects of pollution (such as littering) to the habitats of plants and animals.

b. Identify ways to protect the environment.                                        

            1. Conservation of resources

            2. Recycling of materials

Students will watch Brain Pop videos about Natural Resources as an introduction to this lesson.
http://www.brainpop.com/science/populationsresourcesandenvironment/naturalresources/preview.weml

3.) Skill:
S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment.

            a. Explain the effects of pollution (such as littering) to the habitats of plants and animals.

            b. Identify ways to protect the environment.

                        1. Conservation of resources

                        2. Recycling of materials

Students will take an interactive tour visiting different neighborhoods of Recycle City to see how this city protects their environment by reducing, reusing, and recycling.

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm