Go Green: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, and Re-design a Plastic Grocery Bag (view)

Units included with this Open Author resource:

Jessica Redcay
Keywords:
Engineer, Iterative Design, Communication, Collaboration, Design Thinking, Engineering Design Thinking, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving / Decision Making
Alignment:
CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.A.1, PA.ST.3.2.4.D, PA.ST.3.2.4.D.1, PA.ST.3.2.4.D.2, PA.ST.3.2.4.D.3, PA.ST.3.2.4.D.4, PA.ST.3.2.4.D.5, PA.ST.3.2.4.C, PA.ST.3.2.4.C.1, PA.ST.3.2.4.C.2, PA.ST.3.2.4.C.3, PA.ST.3.2.4.C.4, CSTA.1B.DA.06, PA.CEW.13.1.3.E

Summary

This is a STEM unit that can be used in conjunction with ITEEA EbD TEEMS Grade 2 Our Environment, Our Health Unit. Teachers might want to use this STEM Unit with environmental units and Earth Day. Students learn about their positive and negative impact on their environment. Students learn that they can have a positive impact on their environment when they use the 4 R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Redesign process.