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 6-12
Upcycling
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. You’ve probably even seen upcycled products like bags made from CapriSun® packages, or quilts made from old clothes. 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 Do-It-Yourself guides and instructions on-line. Use a digital camera to take photos of your project and post it to the Recycled Art Community’s Gallery. (Digital photography, Internet research / NETS 3, 5)
Create a Glog at Glogster.com showcasing your upcycled object. Include information about what it is made of, how it was made, and why reusing discarded objects is a good idea. (Web 2.0 tools, Word processing, Digital images / NETS 1, 2, 3, 6)
- Indiana Learning Standards:
- Fine Arts
- Standard 8: Integrated Studies: Experience the integrative nature of visual arts, other arts disciplines, and disciplines outside the arts, and understand the arts as a critical component of learning and comprehension in all subject areas
- English/Language Arts
- Standard 4: Writing Process and Features
