1. Question

How much do we throw away?

How does recycling reduce pollution?

What are the 3 R’s?

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Earth Day Every Day

Image source: clipart.com with subscription.How can you help the Earth?

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Video and images courtesy of Scholastic.

1. How can we reduce trash? 2. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

3. Practice what you heard?

Video and images courtesy of BrainPopJr.

Click the picture to the right to review vocabulary.

*NOTE: Go to the BCPS Database page and click on BrainPOP Jr., then return to this slide and click on the video link below.

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1. With a partner, complete the following handout. 2. On your own, complete the

following trash sorting activity. (You may only play 2 times before moving on).

Game and images courtesy of Scholastic.

Image source: clipart.com with subscription.

4. Assessment Activity

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Final Assessment

With a partner you will create a PSA commercial using a flip-camera.

1. One partner records, while the other partner speaks. Switch so you each do both jobs.

2. State three ways to HELP the Earth and why it is important.

3. Make sure you look at the camera and speak loudly & clearly.

Click here for Scoring Rubric ↓

Images source: BrainPopJr.

1. Click the picture to the right to complete the Talk About It activity. You are to draw one way to help the earth.

5. Scholastic We Did It read along

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1. Click the picture at right for Earth Day story, activity, and song.

2. BrainPOP Jr.- Reuse Drawing Activity

3. Sesame Street- Don’t Waste It Day Playlist

4. Scholastic Earth Day Celebration read along

Video and images courtesy of BrainPopJr, Scholastic, Starfall, and Sesamestreet

6. Teacher Support Materials

BCPS Curriculum

Language and Literacy

Classifies information

- compares and categorizes

Speaks for a variety of purposes

- engages in meaningful conversation

- uses appropriate languages in order to inform, persuade, or to express personal ideas.

Uses pictures and print to perform a task

Science

Observes and describes the characteristics of living things

- identifies the basic needs of living things

Common Core State Standards

Speaking and Listening : 2. Confirm understanding of text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

Speaking and Listening : 6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Writing: 7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Standards for the 21st Century Learner1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g. textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.2.1.3 Use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real-world situations, and further investigations.

Maryland Technology Literacy Standards for Students

3.0 : Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.

Time Frame:2-4 Class periods will be required to complete

this activity.

Green =challenging material- self paced with little support

Yellow = Easy material- independent level,

some may need some help.

Red = For Everyone

Learning Preferences- The learning preferences provided are mainly visual and auditory. Due to the age of the audience, these were the best way to present the material.

Notes to the teacher:This Slam Dunk is written for primary students , mainly Kindergarteners. Although, it can be used for 1st and 2nd graders as well. Being able to express personal thoughts and explain their reasoning is a very important skill to accomplish early in school. Also, having students aware of current events is important as well. You may need to login the first time the BrainPop videos are launched.

Last update: December 2011,, revised July 2014Created by Erin McElwee Kindergarten teacher and Library Cohort Summer Intern

BCPS Research Module or Slam Dunk Model, Copyright 2013, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD, all rights reserved. The models may be used for educational, non-profit school use only. All other uses, transmissions, and duplications are prohibited unless permission is granted expressly. This lesson is based on Jamie McKenzie’s Slam Dunk Lesson module available at

http://fno.org/sept02/slamdunk.html.

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