Lend A Hand To Earth!!!!
By Stacey Scanlon
A
Web Quest for first graders who want to lend a hand to our mother earth!
Introduction
What are the three R’s?
REDUCE,
REUSE, and RECYCLE! Every April 22nd
people from everywhere celebrate earth day. You can show how much you care
about earth by joining in this earth friendly adventure.
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Task
You
can help earth by learning about how to use the 3 R’s everyday! You and your
partner will be writing tips on how to take better care of earth. You will also
design some litterbugs out of reused materials. These activities will help keep
earth beautiful and remind us to help protect our planet earth.
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Process
1.
Reduce
~ Reducing
garbage can help earth. Turning off the water while you brush your teeth and
reusing containers can really help. Draw and write 3 earth tips using
sheet.
2.
Reuse
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Reusing things around your house can really help earth too. Create a litterbug
using the things we throw away. Click on the butterfly for directions.
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3.
Recycling
~ Recycling helps limit the amount
of trash that goes to the landfills. Paper, aluminum, and plastic can all be
recycled and made into new products. Watch this animated clip to see how it’s
done. ¯
What will you do?
Please fill in the earth sheet.
4. How did this all begin
anyways?
The first earth day was
April 22nd 1970. It began when a senator named Gaylord Nelson wanted
to have people learn about what was happening to our earth. This new awareness
leads to many new laws of how people should protect earth. Not only does this
day remind us about how to lend a hand to earth but it also brings people
together. To show you care for earth make an earth day poster.
Evaluation
You can earn up to a total of 16 points!
~Each task is worth 4 points.
~ You will get all points for finishing on time
and following the directions.
16
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12
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8
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4
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0
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All 4 tasks were completed
on time. J
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3 of 4 tasks were completed
on time
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2 of 4 tasks were finished
on time.
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1 of four tasks was
completed on time.
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No tasks were completed. L
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Conclusion
You are a true friend of the
earth!!
*See the teacher to get a Friend
of Earth certificate. *
· www.squiglysplayhouse.com/Holidays/EarthDay.html
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www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/earthday
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www.encorpinc.com/returnit
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www.infostuff.com/kids
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www.enchantedlearning.com
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http://www.planetpals.com/index.html
· www.earthday.wilderness.org/
~ Berger, Melvin. Where does all the Garbage Go?
Harper, 1974
~ Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree.
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990
~ Daily, Robert. Earth. Franklin Watts, 1994
~ Dr. Seuss. The Loraz. Random House, 1971
~ Foster, Joanna. Cartons, Cans, and Orange Peels:
Where Does All Your Garbage Go? Clarion Books, 1991.
~ Hadingham, Evan and Janet. Garbage! Simon and
Schuster, 1990
~ Kranking, Kathleen. Earth: Where Would we be
Without It? Golden Books, 1999
~ Lowery, Linda. Earth Day. Carolrhoda Books,
1991.
~ Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus Meets the
Rot Squad. Scholastic, 1995
~ Parkes, Brenda. Recycle It! Newbridge Educational Publishing, 1999
~ Poppel, George. The Planet of Trash.
National Press, 1987
~ Robinson, Fay. Recycle That! Children’s
Press, 1995.
~ Roop, Connie and Peter. Let’s Celebrate Earth
Day. Millbrook Press, 2001.
~ Showers, Paul. Where Does All the Garbage Go?
Crowell Company, 1974
~ 321 Contact. Get Busy: How Kids can Save the
Planet. Children’s Television Workshop, 1992.
~ 321 Contact. Extra: The Rotten Truth.
Children’s Television Workshop, 1991.
~ Scholastic News: April 2002 Volume 58. Scholastic
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~ The Mailbox-Primary April/May 2002. Pages 208-213.
The Education Center, 2000.
I would also like to thank Janet Carey for supplying
other recycling resources and for teaching a lesson on Recycling paper.
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This web quest
adheres to the earth and physical science domains as described in the
Massachusetts State Frameworks for Science and Technology.
