Conservation: Do You Know Your Trash? Lesson Plan

Grade Level

3rd-5th Grade

Objectives

Students will understand how our habits can effect the problem of marine
debris, and how proper waste disposal methods and recycling can not only help prevent the problem, but also help solve it!

Florida Sunshine State Standards:

Science SC.D. 2.2.1: The student knows that reusing, recycling, and reducing the use of natural resources improve and protect the quality of life.
Social Studies SS.B.2.2.3: The student understands how human activity affects the physical environment.

National Standards:

Content Standard F (K-4) – Changes in Environments: Changes in environments can be natural or influenced by humans. Some changes are good, some are bad, and some are neither good nor bad. Pollution is a change in the environment that can influence the health, survival, or activities of organisms, including humans.
Content Standard F (5-8) – Natural Hazards: Human activities also can induce hazards through resource acquisition, urban growth, land-use decisions, and waste disposal. Such activities can accelerate many natural changes.