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A Little Recycling Goes A Long Way ActivityA Little Recycling Goes A Long Way Activity
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A Little Recycling Goes A Long Way

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Every time you purchase something from the store, it goes into a bag, but what happens to the bag? This lesson encourages your learners to think about what happens to those plastic and paper bags and their effect on the environment. Use the series of questions to calculate different situations and see how much is wasted and what individuals can do to save trees and bags. A great way to incorporate green thinking in your classroom for Earth Day. 

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earth day, math applications, real-world applications

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earth day, real life math, earth day math, math

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  • Introduces the idea of making green choices
  • Open up the topic for class discussion
  • Answer key provided

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  • No specific standard used

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