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Experiments That Explore Recycling.
Martin J. Gutnik. An Investigate! Book. Brookfield, Conn.: Millbrook Press, 1992.
Recommended grade level:
6-8.
Experiments That Explore Recycling, a small book written for students, contains directions for 10 simple ecology projects for students to do independently or with minimal guidance. Topics explored include the oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen cycles; soil components; recycling of manufactured products; composting; and water pollution. Among the activities, for example, students analyze the trash thrown away each day at their school, collect a soil sample and study the organisms in it, set up an earthworm farm, make a model of a landfill and see which items decompose in it, and build a compost pile.
The procedures for the activities are presented in narrative form for the most part and are interspersed with sections of background information. No materials are provided for the teacher.
Price:
$15.40 (ISBN 1-56294-116-X).
Publisher/supplier:
Millbrook Press.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
Topic Index listings linked to this entry
Use these listings to find related entries.
Carbon cycle, Environmental Sciences: Earth's Ecosystems, ~ Chemicals, Health, Environment, and Me (CHEM 2: Enhanced Program), Trash and Garbage: What Happens to Trash and Garbage? An Introduction to the Carbon Cycle, Earth Sciences: Global Climates--Past, Present, and Future: Activities for Integrated Science Education.
Composting, Life Sciences: Exploring Life Science, ~ Earthworms, Environmental Sciences: Waste Management: Third Module in Bio-Related Technologies Unit, ~ Cycling Back to Nature with Biodegradable Polymers, Give Water a Hand: Leader Guidebook and Action Guides, Multi & Applied Sciences: Matter and Energy in the Biosphere, ~ SciencePlus Technology and Society: Level Green.
Earthworms, Life Sciences: Parade of Life: Animals, ~ Earthworms, ~ Earthworms,
Ecology, Life Sciences: Exploring Life Science, ~ Glencoe Life Science, ~ Middle School Life Science, ~ Cranial Creations in Life Science: Interdisciplinary and Cooperative Activities, ~ Exploring with Wisconsin Fast Plants, ~ The Microcosmos Curriculum Guide to Exploring Microbial Space, Environmental Sciences: Eco-Inquiry: A Guide to Ecological Learning Experiences for the Upper Elementary/Middle Grades, ~ Ecology Lab, ~ Understanding Basic Ecological Concepts, ~ Discovering Deserts, Wading into Wetlands, Earth Sciences: Exploring Earth Science, ~ River Cutters, Multi & Applied Sciences: The Local Environment, ~ Matter and Energy in the Biosphere, ~ Science Interactions: Course 1, ~ Super Science Activities: Favorite Lessons from Master Teachers.
Landfills, Environmental Sciences: There Is No Away, ~ Solid Waste: Is There a Solution?, ~ Understanding Basic Ecological Concepts, ~ The Waste Hierarchy: Where Is "Away"?, ~ Waste Reduction, ~ Environmental Resource Guide: Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention, Earth Sciences: Exploring Earth Science, ~ Water, Stones, and Fossil Bones, Multi & Applied Sciences: Investigating Patterns of Change, ~ Transformations: Science, Technology and Society.
Nitrogen cycle, Environmental Sciences: Earth's Ecosystems,
Oxygen cycle, Environmental Sciences: Earth's Ecosystems,
Recycling, Physical Sciences: Energy Bridges to Science, Technology and Society, Life Sciences: Middle School Life Science, Environmental Sciences: There Is No Away, ~ Plastics in Our Lives, ~ Solid Waste: Is There a Solution?, ~ The Waste Hierarchy: Where Is "Away"?, ~ Waste Management: Third Module in Bio-Related Technologies Unit, ~ Cycling Back to Nature with Biodegradable Polymers, ~ The Environment: The Science and Politics of Protecting Our Planet, Hands on Plastics: A Scientific Investigation Kit, Multi & Applied Sciences: The Technology of Paper, ~ Transformations: Science, Technology and Society.
Soil, Life Sciences: How Much Is Too Much? How Little Is Too Little? Factors That Affect Plant Growth, ~ Earthworms, Environmental Sciences: Earth's Ecosystems, Investigating Your Environment: The MINI Edition, ~ Our Wonderful World: Solutions for Math + Science, ~ Outlook: The Earth, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, ~ Glencoe Earth Science, Multi & Applied Sciences: Middle Grades Science: A Problem-Solving Approach, Sixth Grade, ~ Prime Science: Level B, ~ Food Production: Second Module in Bio-Related Technologies Unit.
Trash, Environmental Sciences: There Is No Away, ~ Too Much Trash?, ~ The Waste Hierarchy: Where Is "Away"?, ~ Environmental Issues: Intermediate, Trash and Garbage: What Happens to Trash and Garbage? An Introduction to the Carbon Cycle.
Water pollution, Life Sciences: Ecosystems, Environmental Sciences: There Is No Away, ~ Chemical Survey and Solutions and Pollution, ~ What's in Our Water?, ~ Environmental Issues: Intermediate, ~ Environmental Resource Guide: Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention, Minds-on Science: For Profit, for Planet, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, ~ Arid Lands, Sacred Waters.
