WASTE WARRIORS: EDUCATION PROGRAM

Upcycled is offering a FREE educational program to educate our youth about the effects of plastic and how recycling benefits our watershed through hands-on learning.

• Programs will be held at Schools, Community Centers, libraries and our facility in Clarksville

• The courses take 1-2 hours and will take place after school hours

• Programs are organized with a Green Teams teacher at a HCPSS or Teen Program Coordinator at the libraries

• Sign up information can be found by asking your Green Teams teacher or checking the libraries event calendar

LESSON 1 - INTRO TO PLASTIC

NGSS Standard: Analyzing and Interpreting Data (Practice) - Life Sciences (Discipline) - Stability & Change (Crosscutting Concept)

Activities: Build a Terrarium and listen to a story about how Upcycled was started!

LESSON 2 - UPCYCLING CRAFTS

NGSS Standard: Developing and Using Models (Practice) - Physical Science (Discipline) - Energy & Matter (Crosscutting Concept)

Activities: Create bracelets with “upcycled” beads from recycled bottle caps!

LESSON 3 - BUILD A STRUCTURE

NGSS Standard: Constructing Explanations & Designing Solutions (Practice) - Engineering Technology & Apps of Science (Discipline) - Influence of Engineering on Society & the Natural World (Crosscutting Concept)

Activities: Create an art mosaic from bottle caps!

DIY TERRAIUMS

BOTTLE CAPS FOR MOSAIC PIECE