Subject |
Sponsor |
Brief Description of Resource |
Link |
| Aluminum Cans |
Can Manufacturers Institute |
The ABCs of Environmental Education includes background information,
in-class experiments and extracurricular activities intended
to meet the environmental education material guidelines of
the North American Association for Environmental Education
and Project 2061's Benchmarks for Science Literacy. |
The ABC's of Envrionmental Education |
| Aluminum
Cans |
The Aluminum
Association |
This program
is the result of a partnership between the Aluminum Association
and Habitat for Humanity International that began in August
of 1997. This partnership allows for money earned from recycling
aluminum cans to be donated to Habitat for Humanity in order
to build homes with families in need.
|
Aluminum
Cans Build Habitat for Humanity Homes |
| Aluminum Cans |
Institute for Scrap Recycling Industries |
The Scrap Map is an environmental teaching aid for Grades
K-6. It explains and illustrates recycling by following autos,
aluminum beverage cans, and newspapers through the recycling
process. Featuring games and activities, it has won wide acclaim
throughout North America from students, teachers, parents,
and government representatives. |
The Scrap Map |
| Aluminum Cans |
Container Recycling Institute |
A play for schools |
Mrs. Inahurry and the Amazing Trash Converter |
| Rechargeable Batteries |
Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. |
Developed by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, an affiliate of
Keep America Beautiful, the RBRC Battery Lesson Plan is FREE
and available to all educators. The lesson plan is recommended
for ages 10 and up.
|
www.rbrc.org |
| Christmas
Trees |
National
Christmas Tree Assn. |
Information
about natural Christmas Trees, their care, and recycling
of trees at the end of the holiday season |
Teacher
Center
Real
Trees4Kids
|
| Glass |
Glass Packaging Institute |
Grade-appropriate
Teacher's Guide that includes: reproducible pages of information
that can be used for classroom discussion;
glass recycling illustrations; and suggested classroom activities.
|
Teacher's Guide |
| Packaging |
FoodService & Packaging Institute |
Updated
in 2002, the latest version of the teacher’s
kit, entitled "Single-Use Foodservice Packaging Facts
and Fun: Environmental Science Lesson Plans and Activities
for the 7th and 8th Grades," is available on CD-ROM and
on-line in HTML and PDF versions. FPI also created a fun, interactive
game specifically for students that covers the information
presented in the kit. |
Educational Resources |
| Paper |
Georgia Pacific |
Extensive library of lesson plans and activities. |
Paper recycling teacher information |
| Paper & Wood |
American
Forest & Paper Assn. |
Background
on paper recycling and instructions for joining the Billion
Bags Campaign, a nationwide effort to reuse and recycle more
paper grocery bags. Students decode a secret environmental
message. Learn the facts about paper use and recycling, sustainable
forestry and how to make a difference in your community through
this wide selection of flyers, classroom posters, hands-on
projects, e-Courses and interactive exhibits.
|
Educator
and Student Section |
| Plastics |
Environment & Plastics Industry Council |
Over the years, EPIC has worked very closely with the Canadian
teaching community to ensure that all of its teaching resources
meet the stringent requirements of today's teachers. EPIC's
Teachers' Resource Site, is an educational web site that offers
numerous free resources to assist teachers in addressing the
subject of plastics in the classroom. |
Teacher Resources |
| Plastics |
National Plastics Center and Museum |
Opened in 1992, the National Plastics Center and Museum is
a nonprofit institution dedicated to preserving the past, addressing
the present and promoting the future of plastics through public
education and awareness. |
Education Section |
| Plastics |
Society of the Plastics Industry |
Through this resource,
educators can find curricula for students at various stages
of their primary and secondary school experience. |
Resources |
| Plastics |
American
Plastics Council |
On this
site, background materials about plastics are made available
to both teachers and students, along with easily downloaded
step-by-step depictions of classroom activities. In addition,
there are links to a wide variety of plastics resources.
The American Plastics Council has created a kit containing
samples of a variety of recycled plastic resins and products
that will supplement the information found on this site,
and assist you in presenting the materials to your students.
|
Teaching
Plastics |
| Plastics |
Plastics New Zealand |
Plastics New Zealand
has prepared a teachers resource kit, "Plastics
in the Technology Curriculum", to accompany the introduction
of the new Technology Curriculum. This is a comprehensive introduction
to polymers including their history, manufacturing techniques,
uses and future outlook. The kit also includes practical, hands
on exercises for pupils to carry out. |
Plastics In The Education Arena
|
| Polystyrene Packaging |
Polystyrene Packaging Council |
A compendium of
information and educational resources designed to help teachers
educate students about
polystyrene packaging and the environment. |
Educational Materials |
| Polystyrene Packaging |
Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Council |
Although the information is more particular to Canada, the
virtual tour has much to offer students. |
Virtual Tour of Recycling |
| Steel |
Steel Recycling Institute |
Stimulating
educational tools to teach young people about sensible solid
waste management, the Steel Recycling Institute developed Steel
Cycles, an educational program which spans grades pre-K through
12.
The Steel Cycles components can be used independently or
in conjunction with other classroom material, and are available
either free of charge or at a nominal price. |
Educational Resources |
