(Adapted from
Recycle Alaska Activities Handbook, Department of
Environmental Conservation, Juneau, AK)
GRADE LEVELS: 4-6
SUBJECT AREAS:
social studies, language arts
CONCEPT:
People's wants are unlimited but resources are limited, therefore
choices must be made.
OBJECTIVE:
Students will be able to state one item previously considered
to be "essential" which he/she could live without.
MATERIALS:
butcher paper, crayons
KEYWORDS:
renewable resources, essential
PROCEDURE:
1. Have the students think of the things
they use every day and make a list called "to live I need."
They will separate the essentials from those things that are
just nice to have. List the essentials.
2. One item at a time, focus on these
items, and facilitate discussion about them. Some sample questions
might be:
-Where did it come from?
-What are the basic ingredients?
-Are the ingredients found in nature?
-Are they renewable?
-Are they non-renewable?
-Are they made by people?
3. Design a chart for the items discussed.
Sample chart:
EssentialThings List
Where Does It Come From
(Found in nature? Made by people?
Renewable? Non-renewable?)