January 22nd

Earth Club Meeting

Welcome Back!!

What are the 3 Rs?

Let’s Review

To decrease the amount of something (e.g., water, waste, energy, etc.)

Reduce

To use something again for the same or a different purpose

Reuse

To send used objects to a place where they are made into something new

Recycle

Activity:You will count off from 1 to 5Each number group will brainstorm ways to

reuse different items (as many as your group can think of)

Each group will share their ideas aloudGroup 1: Plastic milk jugGroup 2: NewspaperGroup 3: Empty peanut butter jarGroup 4: Empty cereal boxGroup 5: Empty soup can

Today, we will be focusing on reuse

We will be reusing bottle caps to create a mural at our school

This will be an ongoing project we will be working on

Let’s get to work today!!

Club Project

Examples of Bottle Cap Murals

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Let’s Brainstorm!What kind of mural do we want to create?

Let’s Vote!!

What supplies do we need?How will we collect our supplies?

Club-wideSchool-wide?

Where will we put the mural?On the side of the greenhouse?

Now we need to decide…

Craft Time!!