Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Don’t Waste It, Respect It! A WebQuest for 3 rd Grade (Science) Designed by Ariana Bielat, Meghan Nye, Jordan Pirrone

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Introduction Have you ever wanted to be a superhero? No cape needed, just love for your planet! Understanding how great our planet really is, will help in our journey. Charlie and Lola are perfect sidekicks to help us take on recycling!

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits The Task Are you ready to become a recycling superhero?! By reading We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers you too can come up with ways to help our planet. You will also create a “how to” commercial on recycling. This commercial will be made out of recycled items, that we have collected in our groups as a class.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits The Process To read We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers. Answer the following questions in your composition notebook: 1.Does your family recycle, how? 2.What is recycling? 3.What items do you think are the most important to recycle? 4.Do you see recycling in your classroom? If so, how? Find ways that you can recycle objects at home and at school and make a list in your composition notebook. Decorate recycle bins for the classroom. -Each group will receive one recycle bin. -Each group will paint their recycle bin with chalkboard paint. - Each group will decorate their box.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Process continued In your “recycle groups” collect a total of 150 items for each category of paper, cardboard and plastic. -These items can be collected form home, school, church or anywhere else. -Each group will be responsible for keeping track of the items collected by the group members. -Each week the group will be responsible for tallying the items collected and telling the teacher how many items they collected. -The group that collects 150 items first will receive three starts each on the behavior chart.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Process continued Recycling Commercial -Each group will create a commercial on how to recycle. -The group has to use their recycled items for the commercial. -Each group will write a script. -The teacher will record the students as they present their commercial.

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Evaluation Your responses to “We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers” and your list of recycled items will be graded individually. The decorated recycle bins, collection of items and the recycling commercial will be given a group grade Score Responses to “We Are Extremely Good Recyclers” -Answered questions correctly. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance. List of Recycled Items Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance. Decorated recycle bins Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance. more

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Evaluation (continued) Collection of recycled items Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance. Recycle Commerical Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance. Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance. back

Student Page Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Conclusion Your on your way to completing your mission, fellow recycling superheroes! Recycling is a never ending mission and it is important to take what we have learned and pass it on to others! There are many books on recycling in our school library and in our local library. Congratulations on all your hard work! Good Luck on your future mission of spreading information about recycling.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Don’t Waste It, Respect It! A WebQuest for 3rd Grade (Science) Designed by Ariana Bielat, Meghan Nye, Jordan Pirrone (abiela00mercyhurst.edu)

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Introduction This lesson is created for 3 rd graders at Trinity Elementary School’s Science Class. This lesson is to help inform students on the importance of recycling. The book “We are Extremely Very Good Recyclers” is fun way to introduce recycling to the students. By doing this webquest students will be able to learn about recycling through using knowledge in math, language and science.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Learners This lesson is aimed towards second grade science classes. This lesson can easily be designed for all students depending on their individual needs. Before beginning this lesson the students will have to have a basic understanding of reading and writing. They also have to work well in a group. The students need to be familiar with collecting and sorting data and materials that they find.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Curriculum Standards S.C.O.R.E 3 rd Grade Science Content Standards Investigation and Experimentation 5. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. -As a basis for understanding this concept, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations. Students will: c. use numerical data in describing and comparing objects, events and measurements. d. predict the outcome of a simple investigation, and compare the result to the prediction. e. collect data in an investigation and analyze them to develop a logical conclusion. National Education Technology Student Standards- NETS 4. Communication Tools Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences. Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences. more

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Process To read We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers. (The teacher will hand out copies of the book and questions before quiet reading time) Answer the following questions in your composition notebook: (The teacher will collect the questions after the students have completed them) 1.Does your family recycle, how? 2.What is recycling? 3.What items do you think are the most important to recycle? 4.Do you see recycling in your classroom? If so, how? Find ways that you can recycle objects at home and at school and make a list in your composition notebook. (The teacher will instruct the students that the list will be due the following day and the teacher will collect and review the list the students have made.) Decorate recycle bins for the classroom. (The teacher will hand out four pieces of paper so the students can design what their recycle bin will look like. The teacher will give students examples of what to put on their bins.) -Each group will receive one recycle bin. -Each group will paint their recycle bin with chalkboard paint. - Each group will decorate their box.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Process continued In your “recycle groups” collect a total of 150 items for each category of paper, cardboard, and plastic. (The teacher will provide examples of each category so the students are familiar with what they are looking for. The teacher will be responsible for tallying the number of items collected on the board) -These items can be collected form home, school, church or anywhere else. -Each group will be responsible for keeping track of the items collected by the group members. -Each week the group will be responsible for tallying the items collected and telling the teacher how many items they collected. -The group that collects 150 items first will receive three starts each on the behavior chart. Recycling Commercial (The teacher will be responsible for reading the scripts and help the students make corrections. The teacher will also record the students while they present their commercial) -Each group will create a commercial on how to recycle. -The group has to use their recycled items for the commercial -Each group will write a script. -The teacher will record the students as they present their commercial.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Process continued This lesson is aimed towards second grade science classes. This lesson can easily be designed for all students depending on their individual needs. It does not involve more then one class and will be taught in a period over a week. It is taught in the science period of the class. This lesson is multidisciplinary because it involves several other areas such as math, reading, writing and communication skills. When dividing the class into groups the teacher will choose students who will work well together and share the work load evenly between one another. To maximize the success of the lesson the teacher needs to be able to place the students in well rounded groups and monitor the groups as they complete their work. The teacher also needs to be able and willing to answer any questions the students have in their groups. It is easy enough for a novice teacher because everything is laid out step by step. This lesson does not require experience with role playing or debates.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Resources Needed What’s needed for the lesson: “We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers” book Question Worksheet Composition Notebook 4 Recycling Bins (one for each group- 5 students in a group) Paint, Paint brushes, Paint smocks, Chalk, Construction Paper The students collected items (paper, plastic, cardboard) Video camera Link for “We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers” Recyclers/dp/B00375LKKO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid= &s r=1-1 This lesson is manageable for one teacher and additional aides or resources are not necessary.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Evaluation How will you know that this lesson was successful? Describe what student products or performances you'll be looking at and how they'll be evaluated. This, of course, should be tightly related to the standards and objectives you cited above. You may want to just copy and paste the evaluation section of the student page into this space and add any clarifications needed for another teacher to make use of this lesson. more Exemplary 4 Accomplished 3 Developing 2 Beginning 1 Score Completion of We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers worksheet Questions are answered thoroughly, no spelling, or grammar errors. Almost all questions are answered with few grammar errors. Most of the questions are answered, most of the grammar is correct Less than half of the questions answered and less than half of the grammar is correct. Completion of Recycling List Listing of all 20 recycling items. Listing 15 recycling items. Listing 10 or less recycling items. Listing less than 5 recycling items. Completion of the Recycle Bins Works well in group and was able to complete box in a timely matter. Not fully cooperating but still completed box. Had trouble working with others and box was not fully completed. Did not work at all in group and box was not completed.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Evaluation (continued) back Collection of Recycle Items Collected all 150 recycled items. Collected 100 recycled items. Collected 70 or less recycled items. Collected 50 or less recycled items. Recycle Commercial Fully prepared, all members were included in the commercial and in the script. Mostly prepared and all members were included in the commercial and script Not fully prepared and all members were not included. No preparation from all group members.

Teacher Page Top Introduction Learner Standards Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Student page Credits Conclusion This lesson will show students the importance of recycling as well as how important it is for them to do their part in protecting the earth. This lesson will also provide the students with hands-on experience and working with other classmates. The students will not only be using the science skills they will be accessing their prior knowledge in reading, writing and math. This lesson has instilled in our students the awareness of the importance of recycling.

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