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
Students in the Grade 6/7 class at McBride Centennial made an effort at reducing landfill waste and unnecessary purchasing, by making mittens out of old sweaters. As Christmas season and the cold winter weather hit, the class had a discussion about Christmas traditions, purchases, and what they enjoy most about the season. Then they tackled … Continued
Students at Valemount Elementary School had a lot of fun making new paper out of the used paper in their recycling bin. The Grade 5/6 classroom was converted into a paper making factory, and groups of students worked through stations to complete all of the steps of making paper. By the end of the lesson, … Continued
Have you ever worked at a recycling depot? Mrs. Reinarz’s gr 5/6’s can now say they have. After learning all about the waste in our world and how it’s changed over time, the students got to try their own hands at reducing what ends up in the landfill. Making your own recycling depot isn’t as … Continued
