Lesson Plan: Zero-Waste Campaign

Recycle Rally has partnered with EcoRise to bring you comprehensive, hands-on lessons focused on waste and recycling for grades K-12. This lesson challenges students to put what they learn into practice by creating their own zero waste campaign. Access the free lesson plan by clicking on the link below!

 

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Lesson 5.1: Zero Waste Campaign

 

In this lesson written for grades 7-8, students examine how traditional thinking about waste management has created a global waste management crisis. Then they learn how a new way of thinking—zero-waste thinking—offers hope for the future. They then review how the 5 R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle, rot, reflect) can help communities develop a zero-waste mindset. Finally, students implement a zero-waste initiative at the school to put what they’ve learned into practice.

 

Estimated time needed: 50 minutes, plus additional time planning, launching, and assessing the value of the campaign.

 

All lessons are mapped to CCSS, NGSS, EFS, and TEKS standards.

 

Objectives

 

Students will be able to…

• Explain why solid-waste management is a global issue.
• Describe a traditional production/consumption cycle.
• Describe a zero-waste production/consumption cycle.
• Explain how the 5 R’s can help a community get closer to zero waste.
• Plan a zero-waste campaign to spread awareness about waste habits on campus.

 

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