Assignment 3

Title: Impact of Human Waste Poster Presentation

Grade level: 4


Brief description of activity:
Students will go to the website: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ngs/index.html?launch=true
Once there, they will click on the ‘Waste and Our World’ heading. They will open that page and watch three videos:

1. 'Waste From Human Activity – Pollution From Human Activity – Result From Human Activity(Recycling: It’s Everybody’s Job)'


2. 'Methods of Disposal-Disposing of Trash'


3. 'Recycling Trash'

Next, students will visit: http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/New%20Pages/KidsDoRecyclePile.html
and: http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/New%20Pages/kdactint.html where they will follow the directions and complete the exercises.
Finally, in groups, the students will create a poster to present to the class on one of the following topics (each group will recieve a different topic):

• Identify and classify the different types of waste that are created by humans


• How different types of waste are recycled and what those products are turned into


• The variety of ways humans dispose of their trash and the impact of those methods


• Activities we can do at home to recycle products


• The advantages and disadvantages of various types of packing in the home and in the environment

GLO:
4–5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.


SLOs:
2. Identify and classify wastes that result from human activity
3. Describe alternative methods of disposal, and identify possible advantages and disadvantages of each.
4. Distinguish between wastes that are readily biodegradable and those that are not.
5. Compare different kinds of packaging, and infer the relative advantages and disadvantages of that packaging. In evaluating different forms of packaging, students should demonstrate the ability to consider a consumer perspective as well as an environmental perspective.
9. Identify ways in which materials can be reused or recycled, including examples of things that the student has done.


ICT outcomes:
C1 - Students will access, use and communicate information from a variety of technologies.
1.1
access and retrieve appropriate information from electronic sources for a specific inquiry
1.2
process information from more than one source to retell what has been discovered
2.1
access and retrieve appropriate information from the Internet by using a specific search path or from given uniform resource locations (URLs)

C5 - Students will use technology to aid collaboration during inquiry
1.1
share information collected from electronic sources to add to a group task

Brief rationale: This is an example of good technology integration because the material covered online is relevant and it shows the students some of the options they are given on the internet. In this activity alone they were able to watch videos and do interactive games on the same subject.




References:
Learn Alberta, National Geographic Science Centre, Retrieved Sept 26, 2007 from
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/ngs/index.html?launch=true
Oracle ThinkQuest Education Foundation, Retrieved Sept 26, 2007
http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/New%20Pages/KidsDoRecyclePile.html
Oracle ThinkQuest Education Foundation, Retrieved Sept 26, 2007 http://library.thinkquest.org/6076/New%20Pages/kdactint.html