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Earth Day Action Science: Learn How Long Litter Lives, then Make a Trash Troll!

from Author Valerie Marsh

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Ever wonder about the trash that just one Happy Meal creates? This program raises awareness regrading how much trash one person can generate without really even thinking about it. Your students will discover this when they dissect a real Happy Meal with us! Miss Liz Science Wiz and Peepers the Puppet will unwrap each item and students will keep a tally sheet of the food wrappings vs the actual food items. Students explore how long common items take to decompose if they are not recycled. We learn the sign language for "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" and what these 3 Rs mean.. After we tell a short story together, students use their art skills to make a "Trash Troll" litter bag out using a recycled bag! (We will send you all the fun items for this project!)

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Cost

By Request: $120.00
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Length

45 minutes


Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Pre-K Students, Kindergarten, 1, 2 Homeschoolers Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

Just one!

Maximum participants:

Two classes together or about 45 students for optimum interactivity.


Primary Disciplines

Service Learning, Community Interests, Health/Physical Education, Career Education, Family & Consumer Science, Language Arts/English, Performing Arts, Sciences, Character Education, Literacy, Writing, Reading, Problem Solving, Leadership Storytelling


Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Skype, iChat, Vidyo, Movi/Jabber, Blue Jeans, etc...)
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Provider's Cancellation Policy

No charge for cancellations due to weather.

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Author Valerie Marsh

Johns Island, SC
United States

     Valerie is the author of 13 storytelling books,  a writing teacher, and storyteller. Her books include "Paper Cutting Stories A to Z," "A Treasury of Trickster Tales," "Mystery-Fold: Stories to Tell Draw, and Fold," and "Story Puzzles: Tales in the Tangram Tradition." Other books include puppets made from food, and Heroes & Heroines.
     Valerie uses unique ways to tell tales for all ages including"Paper-Cutting" (fold and cut), "Mystery-Fold" (draw and fold), "Story Puzzles" (creating tangram figures), and Sign Language,  She offers Workshops for students, and professional development for teachers. Her story methods are easy, involve audience participation and get kids excited about writing! No matter which program you request, Valerie tailors her program to your class! Easy and fun!
      Miss Liz Science Wiz  joins Valerie for the Action Science programs. Miss Liz uses puppets and physical actions to anchor basic scientific concepts presented in our video conference programs. Miss Liz will have your students acting out all kinds of physical and life science facts!

Contact:
Author Valerie Marsh
valeriemarsh@juno.com
317 441 0158

Program Details

Format

1. We begin this program with a vote. "Raise your hand if you have ever eaten a Happy Meal"
2. We identify and count the items in a Happy Meal.
3. Raise your hand to predict how many pieces of trash you think are in one Happy Meal
4. We carefully dissect a real Happy Meal and tally the food items vs the wrapping items. We discuss this amazing result. we then use math to calculate the number of trash items if the entire class or grade level would generate!
5. Students learn the terms and sign language for "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," and apply them to their classroom by identifying items that in their classroom that match these terms. We discuss how they are already doing this and how can they do more?
6. Then we show common objects and ask students to guess how long these items take to decompose. Students record the number of years that these items take to decompose on their 'How Long Litter Lives" list.
7. Students count their home and school waste baskets. They discuss what is in their trash cans and recycle bins..
8. After a short story, students use their art skills to decorate a brown paper lunch bag to turn it into a "Trash Troll" litter bag to keep in their family car.
9. We review with a "Call to Action" using photographs of kids picking up litter and using "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle."

Objectives

Students will:
understand and define vocabulary terms: litter, reduce, reuse, recycle
be able to name definite actions that they themselves can take in order to reduce, reuse, recycle
compare the length of time different items take to decompose
understand the detrimental affects of litter on our environment
be able to make a positive decision regarding trash disposal
develop an appreciation for the problems that local littering causes
engage in activities of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" in the student's own live

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Standards for Earth Day program
Literacy
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.1 to .4
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.K.1 to .7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.K.1 to .3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.K.1 to .6
Science
"Understand and communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of humans on the land, water, air and living things in our local and global environments."
K-ESS3-3.
K-ESS2-2.
ESS2.E
Art
NA-D.K-4.1
NA-D.K-4.3
NA-T.K-4.2
NA-VA.K-4.1
NA-VA.K-4.2
NA-VA.K-4.3
NA-VA.K-4.6
Math
K-2MD.A.2

State Standards

Valerie will identify your state standards if you would like. Just let her know!