TEKS & Objectives
7.1.B. practice appropriate use and conservation of resources, including disposal, reuse, or recycling of materials
We will explore ways to reduce our ecological impact on the Earth.
I will reuse waste material bound for a landfill by upcycling a single-use plastic bottle.
1. Watch videos.
2. Review vocabulary and complete quiz.
Waste Unwanted or unusable materials
Decompose To break down or rot
Compost A mixture of decomposing plants and vegetables that gets added to the soil as food for plants to help them grow
Recyclable Materials Materials that can be recycled
3. Learn how to recycle in Corsicana.
- You can bring your recycling to a drop off center for free if you are a current resident with a water bill and ID in your name.
- Click below for details.
4. Reuse an plastic water bottle to create a bird feeder.
Click here for a detailed guide
Alternate Activity 1:
Reuse an old glass soda or olive oil bottle by painting it.
- You can paint on glass with window paint so that light will shine through it, or with acrylic paint if you want an opaque effect.
- If you coat your glass bottle with a primer called gesso (jesso) before you paint it, it will last for years to come.
- Click here for a detailed guideLinks to an external site.
Alternate Activity 2:
Choose your own adventure as an Earth Ranger!
Speaking of compost…
Did you hear about the guy who got in trouble for not recycling his old computer?
He put it in the .com-post
5. “All About Recycling”
