Grade 5 Science - Managing Waste & Recycling Curriculum Map

Understanding Concepts

• Recognize waste management issues
• Understand the impact waste has on the environment
• Be aware of waste prevention strategies
• Help spread public awareness about waste management issues
• Research important waste management information
• Understand the importance of caring for and protecting our environment

Skills of Inquiry and Communication

• Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method by following the steps for experimentation, and recording the procedures and observations
• Use appropriate vocabulary to describe waste management issues
• Formulate questions and seek answers
• Record observations, findings, and measurements using tables, charts, basic statistics, and written explanations
• Record observations, findings, and measurements using tables, charts, basic statistics, and written explanations

Relating Science to the World

• Synthesize information
• Recognize the main idea
• Research facts/definitions
• Distinguish between opinion fact
• Debate controversial topics
• Illustrate creatively
• Innovate designs and creative solutions to problems
• Help spread public awareness about waste management issues
• Make inferences

Teaching Instructions Includes:

• At A Glance
• Teacher Rubric 
• Student Rubric 
• Introduction 
• Glossary

 LESSON 1: WHAT IS WASTE?

What is Waste?

What are the Different Types of Waste?

What is the History of Waste Management?

How is Solid Waste Disposed of?

When Does Waste Cause Problems?

What is Pre-Consumer Waste?

What is Post-Consumer Waste?

What are Hazardous Wastes?

What is Pollution? 

How Does Waste Affect the Oceans?  (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

Answer Key

LESSON 2: HOW SHOULD WE DEAL WITH WASTE?

What is Conservation? 

Why Should We Reduce and Reuse? 

How Does Recycling Work? – The Process  (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

How Does Recycling Work? – The Results (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

What is Composting? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

How Can We Conserve Fresh Water? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

How Can We Clean the Air? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

How Can We Live Sustainably? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

Answer Key

LESSON 3: WHAT ARE THE GLOBAL EFFECTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT?

Which Countries Have the Greatest Global Impacts? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

How Does Waste Affect Public Health? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

What is Agricultural Waste?

What is Construction Waste?

How Does Waste from Mines Impact Us?

What are Oil Spills?  (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

What are the Effects of Waste from Natural Disasters? (Print Activity and Google Slide Activity)

What is Space Junk?

What is the Cost of Waste?

When has Waste Management Been Successful?

Answer Key

LESSON 4: HOW CAN I HELP?

What Do I Do With Household Hazardous Waste?

Over-packaged?

Does Your Community Produce Excess Emissions?

How Can Biomass Benefit You?

How Can You Spread the Word?

Is Nuclear Fuel the Way to Go?

Can Your School Achieve Zero Waste?

How Many Batteries Can You Recycle?

What Words Go There?

Where Did the Words Go?

How Do You Feel About Waste Now?

How Much Do You Know? 

Answer Key

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