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A Webquest for 5th Grade Science Students
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Brian [email protected]
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
Recycling WebquestRecycling Webquest
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You and your group of friends have noticed the trash and waste in Pepsi Park has recently grown to disturbing proportions. The city mayor asked for your help to inform the city about recycling. Are you up to the task?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to assist the mayor in alerting the town of the growing filth in the park. He is all about going green, and if you do not do something soon, the park may be lost forever!
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Since you have decided to take on the task of cleaning up the city, some goals of your mission are listed below:
Inform the residents of the city about the problem and how they can help
Set up a recycling program, including bins for each item, in the park
Educate the residents about the importance of recycling
Set time aside to clean up the garbage in the park by hand
Create fliers to alert people of the problem.
These are only some ideasof what you can do!
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a. I, the mayor of Pepsi-town, will divide you into groups of 4.b. You and your group should decide amongst yourselves which role you would like to
assume Head of Recycling Operations
This person will research what items should be recycled and how, and what should be thrown away .
Head of Clean-Up OperationsThis person is in charge of finding out where the unused trash will go and what will happen to it.
Head of Research OperationsThis person is in charge of finding new things that can be made from recyclable objects.
Head of InformationThis person is responsible for finding out how to get recycling bins to the park and to the people.
a. Your group should then begin researching your role description. Take notes on what you find.
b. After you find adequate data, you should converse with your group to discuss what is a good course of action
c. After you and your group have decided what your course of action will be, you will present your ideas and thoughts to the class.
d. Finally, the class will decide which group has come up with the most innovative, creative and efficient way to rid the park of its trash problem and implement a recycling program.
Some websites to assist you are: • http://www.nrdc.org/recycling/ - National Resources Defense Council• http://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycle.html - Environmental Protection
Agency• http://earth911.com/recycling/ • http://nrcrecycles.org/ - National Recycling Coalition• http://www.recycle.com/ • http://grn.com/ - Global Recycling Network
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Great job! Thanks to you bright young students, our park is saved! We couldn’t have done it without you. Your innovative takes on recycling are sure to help us save the environment and clean up our city! Thanks to the lower trash levels, our park is saved.
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Images: Clipart, The Simpsons
The WebQuest Page The WebQuest Slideshare Grouphttp://www.nrdc.org/recycling/ - National Resources Defense Councilhttp://www.epa.gov/recycle/recycle.html - Environmental Protection Agencyhttp://earth911.com/recycling/ http://nrcrecycles.org/ - National Recycling Coalitionhttp://www.recycle.com/ http://grn.com/ - Global Recycling Network
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