The Earth Savers Recycling Project
Regan examines and tabulates
Library wastebasket contents
Mrs. Doty's class tabulated the different kinds of plastic, paper, aluminum and steel cans that are thrown away at home for a week. They collected all their information and then constructed a database showing the results. The totals will help them know how much good they can accomplish by recycling these waste materials. Click here to learn how to participate in their project.
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Student Name |
Glass |
Aluminum |
Steel |
Plastic |
Paper |
Other |
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Jeremy |
3 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
17 |
2 |
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Lauren |
25 |
25 |
24 |
27 |
36 |
24 |
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Tony |
0 |
4 |
9 |
58 |
70 |
30 |
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Catherine |
6 |
3 |
3 |
24 |
19 |
17 |
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Allison |
0 |
11 |
2 |
8 |
43 |
9 |
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Zach |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
24 |
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Natasha |
3 |
3 |
9 |
20 |
24 |
2 |
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Jordan |
0 |
13 |
7 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
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Ariel |
6 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
0
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Total |
45 |
77 |
72 |
180 |
259 |
84 |
If nine families discard 717 pieces of garbage in one week, then the entire class participating in a recycling project could keep over 2,000 objects from ending up in the land fill.
If five classrooms participated, how many pieces of garbage could be recycled?
In 36 weeks, how many objects could those classrooms recycle?
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Recycling Paper
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Jordan & Regan |
Screen and Finished Product |
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Mrs. Langley, Title I teacher, and Mrs. Doty collaborated to help students learn how to recycle paper. If you would like to try it, here is the recipe.
Materials
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Newspaper |
Piece of screen |
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Rolling Pin |
Teaspoon and spoon |
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Cookie sheet |
Liquid starch |
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Measuring Cup |
Paper (Kleenex ) |
Procedure
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Step 1 |
Tear paper into small pieces and put in a bowl. |
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Step 2 |
Add 1 &1/2 cups of hot water and 3/4 cup Liquid starch. |
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Step 3 |
Stir pulp mixture. |
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Step 4 |
Place screen on cookie sheet and pour paper pulp over screen. |
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Step 5 |
Lift screen off cookie sheet and place between two pieces of newspaper. |
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Step 6 |
Roll excess water out of the pulp with the rolling pin. |
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Step 7 |
Remove newspaper and set the screen with the pulp in a warm area to dry. |
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Step 8 |
Peel paper from the screen when it is dry. |
