Go Green Activities
Technology integration goes green! Find activities, lessons, and projects that integrate environmental awareness, technology, literacy, and content standards. Each activity offers suggestions for implementation at K-2, 2-5 and 6-12 grade levels, as well as adaptations for use in different content areas.
Reuse Activity
for Grades 2-5
Do you know what the difference between recycling and upcycling is? Upcycling, a phrase created by Cradle to Cradle authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart, is the act of creating useful products from waste materials. Maybe you’ve even seen upcycled products like bags made from CapriSun® packages, or quilts made from old clothes.
Upcycling
Create your own upcycled objects from discarded materials in your recycling bin like old cereal boxes and empty soda bottles. If you need some help coming up with an idea, you can find many ideas on-line. (Internet / NETS 1,3)
After you’ve completed your project, write step-by-step directions so that your classmates can try your project. If you found online instructions, rewrite them to make them more kid-friendly, or to add any changes you made to the project. Be sure to give credit to whoever had the original idea, citing your sources. (Word Processor / NETS 5)
Collect all of your classmates’ projects and either publish them online or in print. (Internet, publishing software / NETS 1,2)
- Indiana Learning Standards:
- English/Language Arts
- Standard 2: Reading and Analysis of Nonfiction and Informational Text
- Standard 4: Writing Process and Features
- Standard 5: Writing Applications
