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Introduction
 
 

What if recycling was never an issue and therefore not done? Could you imagine all of the dumps that we would need to hold all that trash? Recycling also cuts the cost of things we buy at the store. In this WebQuest you will learn the importance of recycling and how to take care of our environment. Are there ways that you could recycle things? You will explore possible solutions to common recycling problems. You will learn a little bit about the process of recycling and how it's all done. You will learn how important your cooperation and willingness is to help in the recycling program.

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The Task
 
 

• Your team will produce a collage showing what your ideas for a healthy environment would be.
• In contrast, each person will make a poster drawing of what an unhealthy environment would look like.
• Each person will make a list of things around your home and school, that can and cannot be recycled and state why.
• You and your teammates will set up recycling boxes at school and one in the community and keep it up for a total of one week
• After completion of the week-long project, you and your team will look over how much trash you actually accumulated for recycling.
• After you have read some information about your recycled material, come together with the rest of your team and report to each other what new products are made from your specific recycled material.

The Process

1. First you'll be assigned to a team of 4 students...

2. Once you've picked a role to play, you will work independently on the first three tasks.

3. When finished with that, you will come together as a team and figure out a way to organize recycling sites in the classroom and around the community.

4. After a week of collecting recyclables, you will come back together as a team and review and discuss the types of things you’ve collected.

5. For the last task, you will work independently on learning the process and products created from your recycled material.

Roles

Paper Expert http://www.recycle.net/Paper/index.html	Glass Expert http://www.recycle.net/Glass/index.html
Plastic Expert http://www.recycle.net/Plastic/index.html	Aluminum Expert http://www.recycle.net/Metal-N/index.html

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Resources:
 
 

www.recycle.net

www.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

www.epa.gov/region09/waste/solid/

 http://www.steelcans.com.au/home.html
 
 

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Evaluation

Using a (a )  for task completion and an (X) for incomplete, check your progress.
 

TASK	INDIVIDUAL WORK	GROUP WORK
Poster of a healthy environment		*
Picture of an unhealthy Environment		*
List of recyclable items		*
Recycling sites	*
Review of Collection	*
Report from Expert Category		*

 
 
 

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Conclusion 
 
 

The idea behind recycling is to create a healthy environment and to conserve our resources. This world would be in a different condition without recycling. Has this WebQuest made you more aware of recycling, its processes, and its benefits? Our earth is precious, we all need to work together to keep it an enjoyable place to live.

http://ecokids.earthday.ca/

http://users.hsonline.net/kidatart/

http://www.concentric.net/~Gamba/earthdaysong.html
 
 
 
 

Credits & References

  Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page
 
 

Last updated on March 20, 2000. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page