FOR TEACHERS Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, Composting and Buy Recycled Lessons and Activities Answers for Teachers For More Information Contact New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Solid & Hazardous Materials Bureau of Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-7253 Phone: (518) 402-8705 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.dec.state.ny.us New York Recycles! November 15 Teachers!!! Get your students involved in New York Recycles! This web page contains activities involving: waste reduction, reuse, recycling, composting and buying recycled. DOWNLOAD THESE LESSONS AND RECYCLING ACTIVITIES! Please evaluate each activity to see if it fits your grade level. ACTIVITY PAGES Spelling Words (Easy, Moderate and Hard Listed Together) I Think... (Moderate to Hard) Recycling Maze (Easy) Recycling Maze (Moderate) Math Problems The Coded Message (Easy) The Coded Message (Hard) Sort, Recycle and Save (Easy) Matching Game (Moderate to Hard) Crossword Puzzle (Hard) Word Search (Easy) Word Search (Hard) Word Jumble (Hard) Litter Matching Game (Hard) REFERENCE MATERIALS Reading List Vocabulary Words Do you have any ideas for our web pages? E-mail us at
[email protected] Web Page Resource Information Gee Whiz Facts Sure Bets To Make A Ton, You Would Need... Average New York State Garbage Can PLEDGE CARD Students and teachers can show their support and enter our contest. CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION Give to your students to show them our appreciation for learning about recycling. New York Recycles! November 15 Spelling Words Easy Moderate Hard Paper Glass Ore Tree Metal Sand Oil Waste Litter Soil Worms Reduce Reuse Recycle Compost Buy Recycled Leaves Plastic Garbage Landfill Energy Pollute Environment Aluminum Biodegradable Natural Resources Corrugated Pollution Organic Yard Waste Microorganism Waste Stream Waste Reduction Extra Credit: Post-Consumer Pre-Consumer New York Recycles! November 15 I think... 1. The best thing about recycling is _____________________________________ 2. I recycle ______________________________________________________ 3. I wish I could recycle _____________________________________________ 4. Throwing away recyclables is ________________________________________ 5. Learning about recycling is _________________________________________ 6. My favorite thing to recycle is ______________________________________ 7. My school recycles _______________________________________________ 8. Sometimes recycling is hard because __________________________________ 9. I promise not to litter because ______________________________________ 10. Other things I do to help my environment are ___________________________ Reduce Recycle Reuse Compost Buy Recycled New York Recycles! November 15 Help the Recycling “Characters” get the their recycling bin! Start Here New York Recycles! November 15 ANSWER New York Recycles! November 15 Help the Recycling “Characters” get the their recycling bin! Start Here New York Recycles! November 15