Portal Resources
Links
List of Materials
- Trash bags
- Rubber gloves for trash pickup
- Posters — 1 for each group (Optional: Students can recreate their revised solution on a different poster to hang in the school hallway.)
- Markers or crayons
- Suggested Books for Litter Research (Teacher Note: You may need to visit your school or local library to gather
water-related books.)- This Class Can Save the Planet by Stacy Tornio
- One Earth by Eileen Spinelli
- Not for Me, Please! I Choose to Act Green! by Maria Godsey
- Garbage Galore by Ellen Lawrence
- Old Enough to Save the Planet by Loll Kirby
Estimated Time
3.5 hours
Engage: 15 minutes
Explore: 30 minutes
Explain: 60 minutes
Elaborate: 90 minutes
Evaluate: 15 minutes