Recycling

Teacher

Course Features

Lectures 12
Quizzes 9
Duration 50 hours
Skill level All levels
Language English
Students 3
Assessments Yes

Lesson 1: Intro to Recycling

Participants will be able to understand the concept of recycling; both mechanical and chemical. They will also view and understand the process of recycling from their garbage cans to the recycling plant.
- Quiz1.1
  
  Intro to Recycling Pre-Assessment 5 questions
- Lecture1.1
  
  Intro to Recycling
- Quiz1.2
  
  Intro to Recycling Post-Assessment 5 questions
- Lecture1.2
  
  Supplemental Information
Lesson 2: Recycling In Your Community

Participants will be able to understand the pros and cons of recycling. They will observe the importance of recycling by watching PSAs and going to different locations to view the mistreatment of plastic in the community. Participants will also use the EJ Screening and Mapping Tool to compare different environmental issues affecting the affluent and poor neighborhoods in their vicinity.
- Quiz2.1
  
  Pre-Assessment 2 questions
- Lecture2.1
  
  Recycling in Your Community
- Quiz2.2
  
  Post-Assessment 2 questions
- Lecture2.2
  
  Activity
- Lecture2.3
  
  Supplemental Information
Lesson 3: The 5 R's

Participants will be able to articulate the multi or singular use of plastic. They will be able to understand the five R’s: rethink, refuse, recycle, reuse, and reduce. Participants will also recognize the significance of fast-food restaurants and plastic packaging on the environment.
- Quiz3.1
  
  Pre-Assessment 6 questions
- Lecture3.1
  
  The Five R’s of Recycling
- Quiz3.2
  
  Post- Assessment 4 questions
- Lecture3.2
  
  Activity
- Lecture3.3
  
  Supplemental Information
Lesson 4: Bans and Recycling Fraud

Participants will be able to compare the different recycling protocols in their community after learning about the various environmental banning laws that are enforced in particular states. Participants will also be informed of the concept: recycling fraud.
- Quiz4.1
  
  Pre-Assessment 3 questions
- Lecture4.1
  
  Bans and Recycling Fraud
- Quiz4.2
  
  Post-Assessment 4 questions
- Lecture4.2
  
  Supplemental Information
Lesson Five: Sharing is Caring

Participants will be able to share their findings with their community, family, and friends through social media.
- Lecture5.1
  
  Sharing is Caring
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  Activity
- Quiz5.1
  
  Post Training Quiz 1 question

I was introduced to Environmental Studies my Sophomore year in High School, Summer 2016, when I completed a college course at University of Michigan on Field Biology and since then wanted to protect Earth and share with others how to protect her as well. Since that summer, I have participated in programs and lectures that continue to teach me, expand my awareness on the environmental justice issues in our communities and around the world, and how to make effective change. Overtime I have developed a particular interest in recycling, sustainable innovations, and waste management. Currently, I am seeking a degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Environmental Studies where I am studying other issues and processes in the world that affect the Earth's structure and its inhabitants. I aim to change my community, starting at home as I inform and encourage my family and friends of various ways to be sustainable in hopes that they inform and encourage others creating the Butterfly Effect. Robert Swan says, "The greatest threat to any planet is the belief that someone else will save it." Mother Earth can't do it alone so lift a green thumb today. You'll be grateful for it later.