Group+4+Earth+Day+Lesson


 * __Lesson objective__**: Teach the kids about recycling and the benefits of it. Also, tell them about the different products that are made from recycled materials and teach them about the ultimate form of recycling and composting. And send them back with gummy worms.


 * __lesson:__** Start the kids out with playing the game right away without them knowing where the things go. Then, begin the lesson and explain recycling to them, and explain why they had certain things wrong.


 * __Activity:__** We're going to have the kids play a relay race. We're going to have a recycling bin, a compost bin, and a trash can set up outside. We'll have the kids form two lines. Then we're going to have papers cut out with things that can either be recycled, composted or thrown out, and the kids will have to decide which bin they'll be put in. We'll number them with either a one or a two, and give them to the kids one at a time as they start to run, therefore eliminating the problem of having certain kids take on the leader role. At the end, we'll count up how many papers with #1, are in the right bins, & how many with #2 to determine a winner. But everyone will be a winner and get gummy worms.

-Trash can -Compost bin -recycling bin -gummy worms :) - either printed out or plastic compost items recycled items and trash items.
 * __Materials:__**

__**What we'll be talking about:**__ We're going to tell the kids what each product can be recycled into. We're going to tell them how long it takes trash to decompose, and let them know why they should recycle. We're going to talk about what platic can be made into, what glass can be made into, etc. We can demonstrate this by utting styrofoam in water and showing how it breaks down and leaes particles behind, and how that can be detrimental to organisms living in odies of water. Also, we can show them the rich soil from the compost and how it's better than regular soil.