Day+2+(Tuesday)


 * TITLE: Where Does Your Recyclables Go? **


 * OBJECTIVES: **

· Students will watch a video, allowing them to develop a better idea of what happens to the recycling once it leaves their homes. · Students will see the importance and actual effects of recycling. · Students will gain knowledge of their community’s own waste systems/operations. · Students will practice their e-mail / letter writing skills. 1. Start with discussion by asking your students what they think happens to the garbage once it leaves their homes. What about the recyclables? **Show the Waste Management Video** located on the @Student Activity Page. 2. Have them **research** the specific garbage company in their community. This might best be done by having an employee or spokesperson from the city sanitation facility come into the class or, if possible, having students tour the facility. 3. Have the students **write personalized (or small group) e-mail** to someone at the local facility asking that person specific questions about what happens to their garbage. 4. Be sure to read over and approve all e-mails before they’re sent. As a class, discuss the questions that may arise about the video that they watched. (Sample Questions) Where the garbage goes? What happens to it when it gets there? How long it survives? Any alternate uses to which it is put? Where do the recyclables go? How are they used once they're recycled? Total recycled amounts for their local area? How the garbage affects the environment? How do the workers like their job there? You can evaluate your students using the following three point rubric: ** - One Point- ** E-mail incomplete or does not reflect the appropriate e-mail etiquette guidelines. Questions lack necessary research and content.
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 * EVALUATION: **
 * - Three Points- ** E-mail is well-structured and substantially completed according to e-mail etiquette guidelines. Significantly well-thought and researched questions are evident in the e-mail. Good classroom discussion.
 * - Two Point- ** E-mail completed fairly according to e-mail etiquette guidelines. Shows moderate research and thought. Questions are structured adequately. Remained involved in classroom discussion.