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R.E.D.U.C.E. Final Project Movie
media type="custom" key="11502718" KNOP Story: Recycling Ripples Throughout Ogallala

Project Title: R.E.D.U.C.E.: Recycling Every Day Unveils a Clean Environment

Team members: Jo Brown, Nancy Armstrong, Pam Abbott, Mary Kay Foy, Pam McBride, Erin Fisher

Pre-project Student Survey completed in August: Do they recycle? How many bags of garbage every day in their house? Number of trash cans? What rooms are trash cans in your home? What do they recycle?

Project activities included: Trash pick-up - August Clean-up at Humphrey's Pond and Lake McConaughy - September and again in the spring Planter - Made a planter of empty liter bottles for bulbs - 1st week of October I Love Recycling Day - November 15 Papermaking - Creating bookmarks with recycled paper - March Classroom Presentation - April

Presentation at NETA: The yearlong project focused on recycling, meeting the Nebraska Science Standards 2.4.3a - Energy in earth's systems and 2.4.2b - Use of earth materials. Second-graders studied macro-invertebrates at Humphrey's Pond and then cleaned up the area around the pond, learning that pond habitat needs a litter-free environment to thrive. Activities included trash pickup at local parks, planters made with recycled materials, celebrating "I Love Recycling Day" November 15, and papermaking. Students chronicled their activities with cameras provided through the Learning Web project.

The Ogallala Public Schools district newsletter highlighted the students recycling project: NETA handout: