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Classroom Presentations Bring The Science Of Recycling And Conservation To Life.

Select from a variety of presentation topics that are tied to the Ohio Academic Content Standards with an emphasis on Science and Communication. All sessions include take home information on the district-wide recycling drop-off program. Please allow 40 minutes per classroom session. To schedule a presentation, contact the District's Education Specialist, Holly Carine at 1-800-707-2673 ext 102 or holly@startrecycling.com. Presentations are scheduled on a first come basis.

Grades K-3:

Recycle Rex:
Students will watch a DVD about Recycle Rex and his Dino friends as they try to prevent their favorite field from becoming a garbage dump. This short video introduces students to the 3 R’s, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. They will then race to separate bags of recyclables and learn what not to toss out. DVD player is required.
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Going Green with Disney’s Timon and Pumbaa:
Students will enjoy this DVD as they learn the three R’s-reduce, reuse, recycle as well as ways to conserve natural resources such as water and fuel.  They also learn that by helping the environment they help the plants, animals and people that depend on the environment.   DVD player is required.  NEW
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Healthy Habitat:
Students will explore the basic components of habitat-food, shelter, and space. They will learn about what is needed for local animal habitats to remain healthy through an interactive guessing game.

The Lorax: 
Students will sit in a circle and listen to the story The Lorax by Dr. Seuss. During the story they will act out the characters. Props will be distributed to represent each character in the story and involve the whole classroom. A discussion on waste, recycling and reuse will take place after the story.  NEW
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Earth Bingo: 

Students will learn about 5 categories of waste as they play bingo for prizes.  Topics discussed will include recycling, nature, reuse, litter and composting.

Are Trees Alive? : 

Students will listen to a story titled Are Trees Alive? Through a poetic comparison of plants and humans, they will learn how trees live and grow, and how they get their food.  After a discussion on trees students will make fun floral and leaf patterns with rubbing plates. NEW

 

Grades 4-6:

Earth Day:

Who started it, why and when? Students will learn about the history of Earth Day and the meaning and symbolism of the Earth Day Flag.  Students will be shown different flags and then asked to design their own earth day symbol on blank flags. They will take home an Earth Day magnetic pledge card. NEW

Degradable, Biodegradable, and Compostable:
A discussion will be held on how decomposition is very dependent on the environment where the material is decomposing and whether the waste is exposed to air or buried in a landfill. Students will learn how some waste breaks down through the action of naturally occurring microorganisms over a period of time. We will also discuss new “Green Plastics” and how they work. Student will work in groups to guess how long common items will take to break down in the environment. NEW

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: 
Students will learn the difference between these 3 R’s. Students will be shown ways to reduce their waste along with reuse ideas such as making their own scratch pads and bird feeders. Last of all they will explore a trunk of recycled products. They will be asked to identify what common recyclable it was made from. “One trash bag a week” pledge cards will be distributed at the end of the presentation. NEW

Garbage Detectives:
How much can we tell about a family through their garbage? A lot! Students will become garbage detectives as they rummage through 5 bags of trash to discover what they can about the family or group that left these bags behind. They will report their findings and then be asked to uncover a mystery.  Then students will create a circle graph of “what’s in Ohio’s landfill “.  Glue and scissors required.

Household Hazardous Waste “HHW”: 
Students will learn about the many hazardous chemicals found in common items throughout their home. They will learn about safe disposal of electronics and leftover HHW.  Nontoxic alternatives to daily cleaners will be created, tested and distributed to students. NEW

Recycling: Conserving Natural Resources:

Students will identify what natural resources are used to make common household items such as cans, paper, plastic and glass. They will watch a DVD on how paper and aluminum is made and then how it is recycled.  The session will end with a relay race where the students will sort products by the natural resource it came from. DVD player is required.

ALL CLASSROOMS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE 2010 GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP! This annual Earth Day awareness event is held throughout April and May. All students can receive trash bags and flower seeds to do a school yard cleanup or take home. Register online at startrecycling.com

To schedule a presentation contact the District’s Education Specialist, Holly Carine at 330-675-2673 / 1-800-707-2673 ext. 102 or holly@startrecycling.com

Educational Videos From Our Library
Are Available For Your Use.

Our lending library has just added a new set of videos and DVD's for classroom use. The following are available to use anytime during the school year. If you are interested in borrowing a video contact our office at 1-800-707-2673 and submit your request. Videos will be mailed directly to you at your school and must be returned my mail after one week.

GARBAGE (Enhanced Classroom Edition DVD)
Bill Nye exposes the vast amount of non-biodegradable waste humans create by digging up the dirt on garbage. Travel from NY to Florida to see the ever-expanding landfills. 26 minutes-Grade level: 4 and up

POLLUTION SOLUTIONS (Enhanced Classroom Edition DVD)
Bill Nye demonstrates how important it is for all humans to prepare for the future by recycling, researching, and developing innovative solutions to combat this "way-UN cool" world wide problem. 26 minutes-Grade level: 4 and up.

HAROLD AND HIS AMAZING GREEN PLANTS (VHS)
Harold and his unusual "pet" plant give young audiences a basic botany lesson and introduction to photosynthesis by following the life cycle of a green plant from seed to maturity. Animated. 8 minutes-Grade level: K-3

RECYCLE REX (Enhanced classroom Edition DVD)
Rex and his Dino-friends show how to take responsibility for Planet Earth: it's up to us to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Includes an original song that will get students humming and singing about the importance of environmental action. Animated. 10 minutes-Grade level: K-5.

RETURN TO SENDER: A STORY ABOUT LITTERING (VHS)
Ten year old Jennifer is oblivious to the trail of litter she leaves behind in the park. She is in for a rude awakening, however, as her litter is magically returned to her bedroom each night. Through this imaginative dramatization, viewers learn anti-littering behavior. 13 minutes-Grade level: K-6

WARTVILLE WIZARD (VHS)
A neat and tidy old man lived on a hill overlooking Wartville. Every day he collected the trash that has been dumped on the beautiful countryside. The old man grew angrier and angrier about picking up after other people until the day he was given the power over trash. He then began returning the trash back to the person who had thrown it. This funny story about littering will have everyone laughing. 10 minutes-Grade level: K-3.

THE BUSY, BUSY PLANET (VHS)
This video takes a look at our busy planet and how plastic packaging and usages are very common. It also highlights recycled plastic items on the market and the importance of recycling plastic containers. 11 minutes-Grade level: K-6.

RECYCLING: CONSERVING NATURAL RESOURCES (DVD)
This video includes live- action footage and colorful computer graphics to follow the complex steps of converting raw materials into finished goods. Recognize the problems created from using and discarding these products and understand why recycling is so necessary to conserve Earth's precious natural resources. 20 minutes-Grade level: 5 and up.

Summer Programs Looking for fun and creative ways to spend your summer? Check out our summer program at your local library. Program topic to be announced. Check with the local library this summer. Do you enjoy creative writing? Look no further than our very own Geauga-Trumbull Earth Day Story Contest! Contest Winners are in click HERE to read their stories!

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