Lesson Plans and Activities
TriCounty Hazardous Waste & Recycling has compiled resources for teachers that are available to borrow or download. If you are looking for something specific, please give us a call. Our staff are available to visit your class and present a lesson on recycling, composting, reuse, or wastefulness, as time allows. Please contact us.
If you are looking for Teacher Professional development, check out the Center for Science Education!
Borrow:
Material from “Facing the Future”:
- Teaching Global Sustainability in the primary Grades, A K-4 Curriculum Guide
- Global Issues & Sustainable Solutions: Population, Poverty, Consumption, Conflict and the Environment
- Real World Math: Engaging Students through Global Issues, Foundational Algebra and Geometry — Teachers Guide and Student Workbook
- It's All Connected: A Comprehensive Guide to Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions
Download:
Case of the Broken Loop. Provided through the EPA, this activity allows students to follow the detective and learn more about reducing waste and conserving resources. 4th-6th grades. English En Espanol
Follow That Trail! Provided through the EPA. Students once again play detective as they follow the suspect's footprints around the house, learning more about the Earth and its resources. 1st-3rd grades. English En Espanol
Planet Protectors Create Less Waste in the First Place: A Story About Reuse on Earth. Provided through the EPA. What on Earth can you do with an old Jelly jar? K-2nd grades. English En Espanol
Trash and Climate Change: Planet Protectors Discover the Hidden Reasons to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Provided through the EPA. 5th-8th grades. English En Espanol
From the Center For Science Education
Grade Level: Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Image Pairs, Student Directions, Ice Data
Grade Level: Middle School
Additional Material: Slides and Student Page
Climate Impacts Graph Matching
Grade Level: Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Matching Key and Matching Cut Outs
Grade Level: Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Student Page and Teacher Key
Grade Level: elementary School, Lower Elementary, and Upper Elementary
Additional Material: Student Pages and Slide Deck
Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Data cards, Slides, and Worksheet
Graphing Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic & Antarctic
Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Student Directions and Ice Data
Grade Level: Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Student Sheet, Map of Tropical Cyclones, and Map of Sea Surface Temperature
Grade Level: Elementary School
Additional Material: Image Pairs
Sounding Climate in the Classroom
Grade Level: High School
Torrents, Droughts, and Twisters Oh My!
Grade Level: Middle School and High School
Additional Material: Student Background, Student Sheet A, Student Sheet B, Article, Presentation Rubric, and Presentation Rubric B
