Resource Overview
By weighing and recording their lunch waste every day for a week, students learn how conservation efforts can reduce the total amount of trash generated.
Students will be able to:
- Develop and implement ways to create less waste during lunchtime.
- Record and analyze data to determine the weight of waste produced during a week and the amount of waste saved as result of conservation efforts.
- Identify ways as an individual, a class, or a school, to continue waste reduction efforts.
Features of This Resource
- Students collect and analyze their own data
- Skills include measuring weight and calculating averages
- Lesson empowers students to create an action plan for good
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