Plastic Awareness Week · of Plastic Pollution” discussion posters • 1 Plastic Pollution...
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Materials for this study unit provided by: OneMoreGeneration.org 11 Plastic Awareness Week Welcome to the One More Generation “Plastic Awareness Week” program. Our curriculum was developed as a way to further educate your students about Plastic and Plastic Pollution. The founders of One More Generation are two enterprising elementary students (Carter, age 10.5 and his sister Olivia, age 9) who care about our environment and about saving endangered species. Their goal with this program is to educate and excite students to get involved with being part of the solution to our ever‐growing plastic pollution problem. The 21 st century skill set is strongly embedded in each session through problem solving, innovation, critical thinking and contextual learning. Media is discussed and analyzed and students communicate their thoughts with each other after each instructional session. Content is engaging for all learners through active learning strategies and there are specific opportunities for students to take action based on their new knowledge. Purpose: The purpose is to provide factual information about the types of plastic pollution we create here in America and to suggest simple changes each one of us can incorporate into our daily lives which will have an immediate impact on our environment. Program Objectives: • To provide environmental education which is interdisciplinary; reading, writing, science and social studies • To present information in a balanced and unbiased manner • To provide data that is relevant to the students which has a direct impact on their lives • To relate learning about environmental topics to real‐world issues • To make use of the outdoors as a learning environment • To inspire critical thinking and decision making • To motivate students and their parents to take responsible action • To aid the school in developing students to become lifelong learners Outcomes: • Raising awareness and sensitivity to the environment and environmental challenges • Changing attitudes towards the environment and motivating students to seek improvement opportunities that will affect environmental quality • Fostering the skill‐set which will help students identify and resolve environmental challenges • Encouraging participation in activities that lead to the resolution of local and global environmental challenges • Fostering environmental literacy
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PlasticAwarenessWeekWelcometotheOneMoreGeneration“PlasticAwarenessWeek”program.OurcurriculumwasdevelopedasawaytofurthereducateyourstudentsaboutPlasticandPlasticPollution.
ThefoundersofOneMoreGenerationaretwoenterprisingelementarystudents(Carter,age10.5andhissisterOlivia,age9)whocareaboutourenvironmentandaboutsavingendangeredspecies.Theirgoalwiththisprogramistoeducateandexcitestudentstogetinvolvedwithbeingpartofthesolutiontoourever‐growingplasticpollutionproblem.
The21stcenturyskillsetisstronglyembeddedineachsessionthroughproblemsolving,innovation,criticalthinkingandcontextuallearning.Mediaisdiscussedandanalyzedandstudentscommunicatetheirthoughtswitheachotheraftereachinstructionalsession.Contentisengagingforalllearnersthroughactivelearningstrategiesandtherearespecificopportunitiesforstudentstotakeactionbasedontheirnewknowledge.
Purpose:ThepurposeistoprovidefactualinformationaboutthetypesofplasticpollutionwecreatehereinAmericaandtosuggestsimplechangeseachoneofuscanincorporateintoourdailyliveswhichwillhaveanimmediateimpactonourenvironment.
ProgramObjectives:
• Toprovideenvironmentaleducationwhichisinterdisciplinary;reading,writing,scienceandsocialstudies
• Topresentinformationinabalancedandunbiasedmanner• Toprovidedatathatisrelevanttothestudentswhichhasadirectimpactontheir
lives• Torelatelearningaboutenvironmentaltopicstoreal‐worldissues• Tomakeuseoftheoutdoorsasalearningenvironment• Toinspirecriticalthinkinganddecisionmaking• Tomotivatestudentsandtheirparentstotakeresponsibleaction• Toaidtheschoolindevelopingstudentstobecomelifelonglearners
Outcomes:
• Raisingawarenessandsensitivitytotheenvironmentandenvironmentalchallenges
• Changingattitudestowardstheenvironmentandmotivatingstudentstoseekimprovementopportunitiesthatwillaffectenvironmentalquality
• Fosteringtheskill‐setwhichwillhelpstudentsidentifyandresolveenvironmentalchallenges
• Encouragingparticipationinactivitiesthatleadtotheresolutionoflocalandglobalenvironmentalchallenges
• Fosteringenvironmentalliteracy
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PlasticAwarenessKitContent
TeacherKit:EachTeacherKitincludes:
• TeacherLessonPlanGuide–CompleteTeacherbinderwitheachdayscurriculumlaid‐outforeachdayoftheevent
• 5dailylessonplans• 2ageappropriateEnvironmentalClassroomBooks• 1setof10“AffectsofPlasticPollution”discussionposters• 1PlasticPollutionfact‐sheet• 1Largereusableshoppingbagfortheteacher• SamplepoetryforstudentstohelpmemorizeRecycleNumbers• 1LargelaminatedRecycleSymbolcompletewithbriefdescriptionofwhatthe
recyclenumbersmean• 1two‐sided“WhatDoThoseRecycleNumbersMeanAnyway”factsheetforuse
withlesson.Thefactsheetshouldbereproducedasatake‐homesheetforeachchildandhandedoutonDay‐3
SchoolReceives:Eachschoolwillreceivethefollowingtosupportthe“PlasticAwarenessWeek”program:
• 1DVD:BagIt:isyourlifetooplastic?• 1Aluminum/StainlessSteelWaterBottleforeachchildineachclassroom
participatingintheprogram,handedoutonDay‐1• 1ReusableShoppingBagforeachchildineachclassroomparticipatinginthe
program.ThebagsaretobedecoratedonDay2oftheprogram• 1OMGAccessCodeCardforeachchildandteacherineachclassroomparticipating
intheprogram• 1ParentLettertobecopiedandsenthomeoremailedtoallfamilies• 1copyofasamplePressRelease(optional)
OMGResourceCenter:www.onemoregeneration.org
Eachschoolparticipatinginthe“PlasticAwarenessWeek”programisgrantedaccessto:
• OMGIntroductoryVideo(tobeplayedforallstudentsonDay‐1)• Movietrailerto“bag‐it”movie(tobeshownpriortostartofprogram)• CertificateofCompletion(AccessiblefromtheOMGwebsiteviaaspecialOMG
AccessCode.)• 10WaystoReducingPlasticInYourHome• Informativeenvironmentalvideosandsupportmaterialstohelpfamiliesand
teacherscontinuetheeducation
TheOMG“PlasticAwarenessWeek”programcostsunder$15.00perstudentandincludeseverythingneededtoensureyourstudentsreceivestheeducationthatwillallowthemtomakeanimmediatedifferenceintheirhome,theirschool,andintheircommunity.
