Wow! There are so many natural resources involved in producing these four items: Soccer Ball, Pencil, Pop Can, and a Light Bulb. Each item is like a story. It has a beginning (using raw materials), a middle (its function as a product, and how we use it) and an end (can we recycle or reuse … 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
The students in Mr. Schnare’s class learned a lot from Betty Lovestrash, the visiting garbologist who visited their classroom. Even more eye-opening than investigating their own class garbage was seeing where it all actually goes. The field trip to the Nelson Transfer Station, the Ootischenia Landfill, and the Brilliant Recycling Centre helped everyone understand that … Continued
We had an amazing trip around the world today without even leaving the classroom. The Grade 6 class at Robson Community School discovered that many of their clothing items were manufactured in far away countries. In total we had more than 14 different countries on our clothing labels, and only 2 were made in Canada. … 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
Our program-end celebration included a slideshow of the amazing year we had. So many great memories of all the activities, costumes, debates, slideshows, games, art projects,videos, Eco-Challenge, potluck, field trip… There were prizes for the top Eco-Challenge participants, as well as a rousing game of "Beyond Recycling Jeopardy" Thanks All, for a great year!!
Our class field trip to the transfer station, landfill and recycling centre was a fantastic day, and we learned a lot! We saw how all the different kinds of garbage can be separated, and so much of it can be reused and recycled. We learned about ‘product stewardship’ of certain items, and about where our … Continued
Our Real Food Potluck was a huge success! Everyone brought food that was homegrown or home-processed, or had come from within a 100-mile radius of Blewett. Some ingredients were hard to get from around here, but we were amazed at the feast we had with canned good, home-cooked treats and mostly-local and organic food- YUMMM!
In our class we learned about different kinds of energy sources. In groups we studied about solar; wind; hydro; fossil fuels; nuclear and wave energy. We used an easy-to-follow website to gather information about the advantages and disadvantages of these sources. Each group was assigned a particular energy source to defend. During the debate we … Continued
We learned about the importance of doing something to make a difference… with our own two hands! We wrote what we were already doing to shrink our footprint, and then said some of the things we could do. We took home the Eco-Challenge, so we could see what our families do now and how we … Continued
