Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4
Recipient of the 2021 NAGC Curriculum Award

Americans throw away 254 million tons of trash every year, and students are naturally curious about where it all goes. Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

  • Is designed to teach high-ability third and fourth graders how to think like real-world environmental engineers.
  • Requires students to reduce, reuse, recycle, and reimagine trash in new and innovative ways.
  • Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
  • Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
  • Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.

In this unit, students study the concept of innovation and learn to manage and dispose of waste in creative and environmentally friendly ways, all while building an understanding of sustainability, recycling, environmental science, and the green economy. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 3-4

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Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4
Recipient of the 2021 NAGC Curriculum Award

Americans throw away 254 million tons of trash every year, and students are naturally curious about where it all goes. Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

  • Is designed to teach high-ability third and fourth graders how to think like real-world environmental engineers.
  • Requires students to reduce, reuse, recycle, and reimagine trash in new and innovative ways.
  • Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
  • Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
  • Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.

In this unit, students study the concept of innovation and learn to manage and dispose of waste in creative and environmentally friendly ways, all while building an understanding of sustainability, recycling, environmental science, and the green economy. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 3-4

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Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4

Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4

by Jason S. McIntosh
Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4

Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4

by Jason S. McIntosh

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Recipient of the 2021 NAGC Curriculum Award

Americans throw away 254 million tons of trash every year, and students are naturally curious about where it all goes. Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit:

  • Is designed to teach high-ability third and fourth graders how to think like real-world environmental engineers.
  • Requires students to reduce, reuse, recycle, and reimagine trash in new and innovative ways.
  • Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model.
  • Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources.
  • Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation.

In this unit, students study the concept of innovation and learn to manage and dispose of waste in creative and environmentally friendly ways, all while building an understanding of sustainability, recycling, environmental science, and the green economy. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs.

Grades 3-4


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781646320974
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 07/15/2021
Pages: 188
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 2.50(d)
Age Range: 8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jason S. McIntosh, Ph.D., is an experienced educator (24 years in the field) and passionate advocate for gifted education

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Lesson 1 Appraising Prior Knowledge 7

Lesson 2 What is Waste Warriors? 13

Lesson 3 Business Plan Bonanza 21

Lesson 4 The 4R's 27

Lesson 5 The Meet and Greet 39

Lesson 6 Differentiate the Detritus 47

Lesson 7 The Plastic Problem 55

Lesson 8 A Look at the Books 59

Lesson 9 Saving Green by Going Green 65

Lesson 10 The Legacy of Landfills 69

Lesson 11 Recommendation Roundup 73

Lesson 12 Researching Recommendations 79

Lesson 13 Prepping Your Presentation 83

Lesson 14 Pitching Your Plan 87

Lesson 15 Revision for Submission 91

Lesson 16 Roadmap to Recycling 95

Lesson 17 It's Tally Time! 99

Lesson 18 Recalibrating to Recycle Fest 107

Lesson 19 Product Proposals 111

Lesson 20 Prototype Preparation 117

Lesson 21 Prototype Pros and Cons 123

Lesson 22 Granting Greenness Grades 127

Lesson 23 Consuming Carefully and Consciously 131

Lesson 24 Mapping the Materials Economy 135

Lesson 25 Provisional Placement in Post Production 139

Lesson 26 Choice Board Challenge 145

Part A

Lesson 27 Choice Board Challenge 149

Part B

Lesson 28 Choice Board Challenge 153

Part C

Lesson 29 The Winner of Waste Warriors 157

Lesson 30 Proving Proficiency 163

References 169

Appendix A Recommended Reading 171

Appendix B Master Materials List 173

About the Author 175

Common Core State Standards Alignment 177

Next Generation Science Standards Alignment 181

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