Mrs. B-W’s class at Nicolson Elementary School did some repurposing of text books that were past their prime. Because text books cannot be recycled, Mrs. B-W saved these resources from the landfill! They are a great example of how to turn some trash to treasure. Our class made book bursts and treasure boxes. The book … Continued
Anne Bock’s Grade 5/6’s came ready to debate this spring. Students researched different types of energy production and looked at the benefits and drawbacks of each type. Students worked hard to prepare their debates and showed up prepared and respectful. When asked at the end of the debate is there a clear winner, one students … Continued
The See The Heat program provides the opportunity for Beyond Recycling students in Kaslo, Castlegar and Creston to take home a thermal imaging camera that connects to your smart phone to learn more about the energy efficiency of your home.
This year’s Beyond Recycling classes are very keen to use art as a medium for reducing their ecological footprint, especially in the waste category. After diverting household waste into art, Mme Lapierre’s class kept this theme going by making new paper out of old paper. Homemade recycled paper is a fun, straightforward activity – albeit … Continued
There is a small but important difference between weather and climate. As Mrs. Reinarz’s class learned, weather is the air temperature and precipitation on a daily basis – is it raining, snowing, sunny, cloudy etc. Climate also looks at air temperature and precipitation, but over a much longer time frame. Climate is the long-term pattern … Continued
Students from Ms. Jefferson’s class at Lady Grey Elementary completed some really cool research projects this year! Students were assigned a product that they would be studying: what raw materials went into making the product how the product was made how the product was transported where the product was sold how the product was used … Continued
Today we learned that greenhouse gases (GHG) are important and necessary for life on earth – they have benefited life on earth by making the planet much more habitable. (Instead of minus 18 degrees Celsius, GHGs have allowed the Earth’s average temperature to be a pleasant plus 15 degrees Celsius). However, with all of our … Continued
This month in Mr. Blick and Mr. Lauze’s class at Adam Robertson Elementary School we are starting a waste free lunch challenge! When we did a garbage audit in October and January we noticed there are still many wrappers, cling wrap and plastic bags that are thrown out. There is also food waste! Perfectly good … Continued
Students at JV Humphries were super excited to share their new knowledge on the lifecycles of everyday items. They researched what items are made from, how these materials were extracted from the earth and some of the impacts related to extraction, how items were manufactured and associated impacts, how we use the items after we … Continued
On January 7, 2020, students in Ms. Gadbois’ grade 4/5 class started a new Beyond Recycling project, looking at the lifecycle of six everyday products: pencil jeans battery glass bottle soccer ball aluminum can The students worked in small groups to create a class presentation that showcased the lifecycle of their product, looking at the … Continued
