Third graders collected plastic bags to reduce plastic waste. They participated in the Trex contest and collected data to show how many plastic bags they collected each month. Students incorporated their math skills by bundling the plastic bags in groups of ten and then collecting their data. They created posters and pages for the school´s Green Steps manual to encourage their schoolmates to bring in plastic bags for this initiative as well. They created commercials that aired on the school´s morning news to inform their schoolmates too. Students are entered into a monthly drawing for a gift card each month when they bring in plastic bags.
"Learn"
"Teach"
Students created commercials to encourage their schoolmates to recycle plastic bags that was aired on different episodes of the school's morning news program.
"Do"
Students brought in plastic bags to be turned into the TREX plastic bag and film company. They calculated their collections and displayed them to calculate a yearly total!