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Waste: At the Source Gr. 5-8

Author : Erika Gasper-Gombatz

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 17,44 MB

Release : 2007-03-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199197

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Book Description

Explore how waste and pollution impacts on people, wildlife and the ecosystem. Our resource takes your students from the background and causes of waste to pollution and its impact on our lands and oceans. Start by answering the question, what is waste? Then, create a brochure to encourage factories to lessen the amount of pre-consumer waste. Find out what post-consumer waste can be reused again. See how much waste is a result of packaging. Create a diorama to illustrate the life cycle of a product. Get a sense on how landfills work. Present your own news report on the dangers that is toxic waste. Develop a school action plan to battle pollution. Finally, find out what you can do to help reduce waste in our oceans. Written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional hands-on activities, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.



Waste: At the Source: Pollution Gr. 5-8

Author : Erika Gombatz-Gasper

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 28 pages

File Size : 28,68 MB

Release : 2015-10-01

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ISBN : 1771677465

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**This is the chapter slice "Pollution" from the full lesson plan "Waste: At the Source"** What is waste and where does it all come from? Learn about pre-consumer waste, raw materials and natural resources, and post-consumer waste including: consumable products vs. durable goods, and the impact of product packaging. Understand about our landfills and how we deal with solid and toxic waste. Take your students from the background and causes of waste to pollution and how it impacts on people, wildlife and the ecosystems on our lands and in our oceans. Our ready-to-use resource is written using simplified language and vocabulary; social study concepts are presented in a way that is easier for students to understand. Comprised of reading passages, student activities, color mini posters, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz, and test prep. All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.



Waste: At the Source: Solid Waste Disposal Gr. 5-8

Author : Erika Gombatz-Gasper

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 27 pages

File Size : 41,78 MB

Release : 2015-10-01

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ISBN : 1771677422

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Book Description

**This is the chapter slice "Solid Waste Disposal" from the full lesson plan "Waste: At the Source"** What is waste and where does it all come from? Learn about pre-consumer waste, raw materials and natural resources, and post-consumer waste including: consumable products vs. durable goods, and the impact of product packaging. Understand about our landfills and how we deal with solid and toxic waste. Take your students from the background and causes of waste to pollution and how it impacts on people, wildlife and the ecosystems on our lands and in our oceans. Our ready-to-use resource is written using simplified language and vocabulary; social study concepts are presented in a way that is easier for students to understand. Comprised of reading passages, student activities, color mini posters, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz, and test prep. All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.



Waste: The Global View Gr. 5-8

Author : Erika Gasper-Gombatz

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 43,94 MB

Release : 2007-03-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199219

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Book Description

Empower your students to help manage all types of waste across the globe. Our resource explores waste all around the world caused by natural and man-made disasters. Put on a fair to showcase different products that can be made from unused plant parts on farms. Research different clean-up operations of old mines across the country. Learn the hard truth about oil spills with a case study on Exxon Valdez. Conduct a class debate to discuss the advantages and disadvantages to nuclear energy. Find out that not all waste is caused by humans. Recognize the dangers of waste produced by natural disasters. Make a model to demonstrate the devastating effects that space junk can have. Get a sense of what waste costs by evaluating the bio-economical costs of resources used in your home or school. Create a plan to help your school become a zero waste community. Written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional hands-on activities, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.



World War I Gr. 5-8

Author : Deborah Thompson

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 52 pages

File Size : 37,7 MB

Release : 2007-09-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199383

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Book Description

Visit the Great War and discover why it's been called the first man-made conflict in history. From 1914 to 1918, our resource explores the reality of a war fought on a global scale. Get to know nationalism, imperialism and militarism while examining the many causes of the war. Recognize how tension in Europe can erupt into major conflict after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Become familiar with the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente before being transported to the battle of the Somme. Learn of the events that caused the U.S. to enter the war, from the sinking of the Lusitania to a decoded plan to attack the mainland. Discover President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Point peace program presented to Congress. Find out how the industrial era affected the weapons and methods of warfare used during the war. Finally, see how the Treaty of Versailles changed the geographic makeup of Europe. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.



Waste Management Big Book Gr. 5-8

Author : Erika Gasper

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 171 pages

File Size : 42,97 MB

Release : 2007-03-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199227

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Book Description

Know once and for all what happens to things we throw out with our Waste Management 3-book BUNDLE. Start by exploring how waste and pollution impacts on people, wildlife and the ecosystem with Waste: At the Source. Create a diorama to illustrate the life cycle of a product. Develop a school action plan to battle pollution. Next, discover prevention methods for waste and pollution with Prevention, Recycling & Conservation. Hold a contest to find the most useful and creative ways to reuse everyday items. Get down and dirty by building a classroom compost. Finally, empower your students to help manage all types of waste across the globe with Waste: The Global View. Put on a fair to showcase different products that can be made from unused plant parts on farms. Conduct a class debate to discuss the advantages and disadvantages to nuclear energy. Each concept is paired with hands-on activities. Written to Bloom's Taxonomy and STEAM initiatives, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.



Master Writing Big Book Gr. 5-8

Author : Brenda Rollins

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 174 pages

File Size : 19,95 MB

Release : 2009-09-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199049

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Book Description

Help your students master the art of writing with our Writing Skills 3-book BUNDLE. Start off with a beginner's look at writing a Paragraph. Use paragraph prompts to help get the juices flowing before moving on to the drafting phase. Make Book Reports fun again with the help of engaging graphic organizers. Follow our checklist to a great oral book report and no longer fear public speaking. Then, explore the different kinds of Essays and how to master them. Tell the story with descriptive and narrative essays, or give your point of view with persuasive essays. Practice what you've learned while successfully revising, proofing and editing your work. Each concept is paired with hands-on graphic organizers and comprehension activities. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, reproducible writing tasks, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.



How to Write an Essay Gr. 5-8

Author : Brenda Rollins

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 20,13 MB

Release : 2009-09-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199030

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Book Description

Take the fear out of writing essays and empower your students by giving them the tools to comprehensively express their point of view. Our resource breaks down the writing process while exploring the four different kinds of essays. Start off by learning what is an essay before using graphic organizers to help during the prewriting process. Continue this understanding with drafting by completing an informal outline. Then, go into great detail when describing something with descriptive essays. Learn how to tell a story with narrative essays. Explain a difficult subject more easily with informative or expository essays. Find out how to change someone's mind with persuasive essays. Finish up the unit with revising, proofreading and editing practice. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, reproducible writing tasks, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.





How to Write a Book Report Gr. 5-8

Author : Brenda Rollins

Publisher : Classroom Complete Press

Page : 64 pages

File Size : 10,13 MB

Release : 2009-09-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1553199022

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Book Description

Blend comprehension and creativity skills through book reports with clear and concise instruction. Our resource makes book reports fun again while providing instruction on the correct form and mechanics of all book reports. Start off by learning what is a book report before delving into the different kinds, like science fiction and historical nonfiction. Get tips on what to do before you write with graphic organizers for prewriting. Identify which books would be good for a fiction book report. Get help with the format of a nonfiction book report. Find out how to have a great oral book report by following our checklist. Finally, practice proofreading by reviewing a provided book report. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, reproducible writing tasks, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.