Learning Activity

How Recycling Works Video

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

1

Overview

Students will watch the video clip to gain an understanding of what happens to our trash. Students will learn about recycling and decomposing and the types of materials associated with each. Students will write or draw the process of recycling to show what they have learned.

This activity was created as a result of the GAP Resource Development Summit.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 1

SS10.1.9

Differentiate between natural resources and human-made products.

Unpacked Content

UP:SS10.1.9

Vocabulary

  • understand
  • identify
  • differentiate
  • natural resources
  • human-made
  • products
  • conserving
  • recycling
  • energy
  • Earth Day
  • Arbor Day

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The difference between natural resources and human-made products.
  • Techniques for protecting natural resources (for example, turning off lights when leaving a room, throwing trash away, recycling paper and plastic, etc.).
  • Techniques for promoting protection of resources by participating in Earth Day and Arbor Day.
  • Vocabulary: natural resources, human-made products, conserving, recycling, reduces, reuse, energy, Earth Day, Arbor Day

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Understand what natural resources and human-made resources are.
  • Describe ways to protect and conserve natural resources.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • There is a difference between natural resources and human-made products.
  • We must protect and conserve natural resources.

Phase

Before/Engage
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to list ways recycling protects our natural world and how recycling works.  

Activity Details

1. The students will watch the video clip on recycling to gain knowledge of how recycling works, why it is important, and the types of materials that can be recycled.

2. After students have watched the video, the teacher will give students a paper or allow students to work in their science notebook. 

3. The students will write or draw the process of recycling and three things they have learned about recycling. Remind students to think back to the video they watched. 

Assessment Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Students will write or draw the process of recycling to show what they have learned. Ask the students to list or draw three things that can be recycled. 

Background and Preparation

Background / Preparation

Make sure you have access to play the video on a projector or send students the link to watch on their device. 

Digital Tools / Resources

How Recycling Works: SciShow Kids/YouTube
http://viewpure.com/VlRVPum9cp4?start=0&end=0

Approved Date

Owner (Author)

mdenson
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