The grade 4/5/6 class made many discoveries on their field trip to the New Denver recycling center and the transfer station in Rosebury. Nicole Ward, RDCK Environmental Coordinator answered the students’ questions about what happens after we drop off our garbage and recycling at the facilities, and how waste is treated at the landfill. Students … Continued
Lucerne students are up for the challenge. The Eco-Challenge that is. This month the grade 4/5/6 students at Lucerne are participating in a Kootenay wide Beyond Recycling Eco-Challenge, where students will try to reduce their ecological footprint (negative environmental impacts), and increase their ecological handprints (choices and actions that help the environment in a positive … Continued
In our last Beyond Recycling lesson, Lucerne students learned about the life cycle of common products- soccer balls, pop cans, pencils, and light bulbs. Students researched these products, and presented their findings to the class. The students were surprised to find that many raw materials from around the world were used to make a single … Continued
Dr. Dumpster came to the grade 4/5/6 class at Lucerne this week to discuss the science and art of garbology. She had just returned from Hawaii where her family wanted to play on the beach, but she wanted to dig through dumpsters to discover the history of garbage in Hawaii and also see what was … Continued
