
Recycle Life
After exploring recycling by reading "What a Waste" by Jess French and watching a video of Kenyan flip flop recycling project, students will gather recyclable materials from home and school to design and create a solution to a given problem. Students will have the choice of three problems to address. Students will evaluate their own work and be given opportunity to critique the work of another student.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XdUewH6Egzm9pE6BJGZ2H4vAgjY61An4/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science Life Science Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) Speaking & ListeningRelated Content

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