A NEED TO RECYCLE

A WEBQUEST FOR MRS. ANDERSON'S CLASS

FOURTH GRADE CLASS

BY ROBIN ANDERSON 

                                                                               WANTED

    We are in desperate need to hire 25 detectives to solve a dirty crime. This crime consists of criminals littering all over the neighborhood throwing away products that can be recycled, reused, and reduced. It is your job to help clean up the streets.  However, before we go into the streets, we must pass the skills qualification class located at recycle city, located at the northwest end.

INTRODUCTION

   Everyone throws out trash.   You and your family might fill several bags a week with waste paper, empty cans, plastic bottles and glass jars, food scraps, and other garbage.  Much of the garbage can be recycled, reduced or reused instead of being thrown away.  The purpose of this assignment is to understand why it is important to recycle, reduce, and reuse waste.

TASK

     In Garbage Land, Washington, the streets are filled with litter.  It is up to the detectives to be able to distinguish all the litter that can be recycled, reduced and reused. Your task is to visit Recycle City located at the Northwest end at http://www.ea.gov/recyclecity/ see how that neighborhood cleaned up their town. You will also determine how Recycle City reduces waste and saves money.  You will also find out where the garbage goes. 

PROCESS

       This process will be performed by visiting Recycle City, located at the Northwest End http://www.ea.gov/recyclecity/

1.  First, visit City Hall, enter all the rooms (The Mayor's Office, The Office, Copy Room, and

 the Town Meeting Room.  Find out what each room is doing to recycle, reduce, and reuse

 waste.  Then write a paragraph on only one of the rooms of your findings.

    The paragraph will consist of a 5 sentences.  The first sentence will be your topic

 sentence.  The next three sentences will be your supporting sentences.  Your last sentence

 will be your conclusion. 

2.  You will then visit the church.  If you were a member of that church, what would you do or

suggest to the members that could help in effort to recycle, reduce, and reuse waste.

While performing this task, you are able to ask your parents and family members as well for

suggestions.  You are to come up with two suggestions.  You will write your suggestions

 down in your journal.  On the top of the page, you will center the words, "My Suggestions" 

 then you will skip two lines and write your first suggestion in sentence form. (Remember all

sentences have a subject and a predicate.)  Then skip two more lines and write your second

 suggestion in sentence

form as well.

3. Visit the Wrecker and answer the following questions:

    1.  When a car needs to be repaired, the owner of the car will go to the Wrecker

         for replacement parts that are cheaper to buy.  Name some of the reusable

         items that can be found in the Wrecker.  Make up a story about five of the reusable

          items.  Put your story in paragraph form.  On the top of the page write,

          title it with the words, "Reusable Items at the Wrecker".

    2. What can old tires be used for?  Write the answers in sentence form, two lines under

        your reusable items list.  (You answers should have three complete sentences.)

    3. Visit Hazardous waste and also kitchen & bathroom Supplies and write a paragraph of 

         your finding of each one.

EVALUATION

All paragraphs will be scored using both of the charts below for each paragraph.

All sentences will be scored using only the second chart.

You will earn 2 separate grades. (One grade for all for paragraphs and One grade for all sentences.

You will also be evaluated in the following categories:  Spelling, Capitalization, Punctuation, and neatness and legibility.

There are a possible 148 points for all 4 paragraphs combined.

                                                 127 -  148 = A

                                                  96 -   126 = B

                                                  76 -     95 = C

                                                  56 -     75 = D

                                                55 and under = F

There are a possible 125 points for all 5 sentences.

                                                 110 - 125  - A

                                                   95 -109  - B  

                                                   80 - 94   - C

                                                   65 - 79   - D

                                                64 and under= F

CONCLUSION   

GREAT JOB DETECTIVES!  WITH THE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, YOU ARE ABLE TO GO BACK INTO YOUR COMMUNITIES AND TEACH OTHERS THE PROPER WAY TO RECYCLE, REUSE, AND REDUSE.

RESOURCES

1. WWW.EPA.GOV/RECYCLECITY/MAINMAP.HTM

2. WWW.EPA.GOV/EPAOSWER/OSW/KIDS/GAMES

3. WWW.ASK.COM