Science Virtual Learning

Kindergarten Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

April 08, 2020

Kindergarten ScienceLesson: April 08,2020

Learning Target: Students will be able to

learn about recycling and share with their families how to recycle.

Background: This is a lesson from our Reduce your Impact Science Unit.

● Students have learned what natural resources are and what we use them for.

● Students have an introduction to what it means to reduce, reuse and recycle.

Let’s Get Started:Watch Videos: 1. How Recycling Works: Behind the Scenes2. How Recycling Works

Practice #1:Which items would you recycle? Which items would you

throw away?

Paper Bag Styrofoam Cup Water Bottle

Think back to the video. ● Which item did they

pull out that accidently made it into the recycling?

Practice #2:Which items are cardboard that we could recycle?

Think back to the video. ● Which item

would they not accept at the recycling plant?

Practice #3:How many items can you recycle on this page?

Think back to the video. ● What is

plastic, paper or cardboard?

Practice #3:Which 3 types of items can be recycled?

Paper

Plastic

Styrofoam

Glass

Think back to the video. ● Which items

did they keep to reuse?

Practice on your own: Recycle Practice!

Go to this website: ABCYA

1. Click the blue play arrow 2. Click the red play arrow 3. Select easy then select the orange play arrow4. Select your character then select the orange play arrow5. Review items that can be recycled and then select the

orange play arrow 6. Drag the recyclable items into the recycling bin

MORE Practice on your own:Go to this website:

1. Allow it to load then it will show you what the 3 bins are for: Compost, Recycling and Trash.

2. Allow the items to fill the bottom of the screen, once they stop moving you can hover over them and it will tell you what they are

3. Drag the items to the correct bin 4. If you drag it to the incorrect bin it will place it back at

the bottom and you can try again.

Practice:Complete this page in your packet.

Click here to open worksheet.

Self Check: Go tell someone in your home your answers.

1. Was this lesson?❏ easy, ❏ just right❏ hard

2. See if you can come up with a plan of how you could start recycling at home or school?