The Four R's

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In this lesson, students will learn about the 4R’s hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle, rot/compost) by bringing in waste items from home that they will classify according to the 4R’s hierarchy. They will justify why they placed each item into each category in writing and report their findings to the class.

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Lesson Objective: Students will sort trash contents by categorizing items in a hierarchy of solutions of reduce, reuse, recycle, or rot. Students will make predictions on where the most waste will go. Students will analyze and interpret data to design solutions.

Suggested Teaching Time: 45 minutes

NGSS Standards: 3-ESS3-1., 4-ESS2-2.

In this lesson, students will learn about the 4R’s hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle, rot/compost) by bringing in waste items from home that they will classify according to the 4R’s hierarchy. They will justify why they placed each item into each category in writing and report their findings to the class.

There are no supplies shipped to you for this lesson.

Lesson Objective: Students will sort trash contents by categorizing items in a hierarchy of solutions of reduce, reuse, recycle, or rot. Students will make predictions on where the most waste will go. Students will analyze and interpret data to design solutions.

Suggested Teaching Time: 45 minutes

NGSS Standards: 3-ESS3-1., 4-ESS2-2.