Recycle Life
by Jule Abeytia
After exploring recycling by reading "What a Waste" by Jess French and watching a video of Kenyan flip flop recycling project, students will gather recyclable materials from home and school to design and create a solution to a given problem. Students will have the choice of three problems to address. Students will evaluate their own work and be given opportunity to critique the work of another student.
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Science Earth and Space Science Life Science Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text) Speaking & Listening
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