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Teaching Units

We have designed teaching units for the grades Kindergarten through grade 8 Saskatchewan curriculum (including the grade 7 and 8 curriculum which rolled out in the fall of 2009). The activities are as follows: (En Français pour le 7ème et 8ème année; les autres arriveront bientôt.)

Lesson Title      Relevant Curriculum
How Can I Help (Recycling)?
  • Kindergarten Social Studies
What Can We Recycle?
  • Grade 1 Physical Science
Storm Sewer Maze
  • Grade 2 Physical Science and
  • Grade 2 Earth and Space Science
The 3Rs - Focus on Tires
  • Grade 3 Physical Science
How Things Compost
  • Grade 3 Earth and Space Science
The 3Rs - Focus on Aluminum Cans
  • Grade 4 Earth and Space Science
Needs and Wants - Focus on Electronics
  • Grade 5 Social Studies
  • Grade 5 English Language Arts
Prolonging the Life of a Landfill (Gr.5)
  • Grade 5 Physical Science
How Recycling Works (Gr.5)
  • Grade 5 Physical Science
  • Grade 5 Social Studies
Our Ecological Footprint (Gr 6 & 7)
  • Grade 6 Social Studies
How to Compost Outdoors
  • Grade 6 Life Science
Vermicomposting
  • Grade 6 Life Science
Our Ecological Footprint (Gr. 6 & 7)
  • Grade 7 Social Studies
How to Compost Outdoors
  • Grade 7 Life Science
Vermicomposting
  • Grade 7 Life Science
Prolonging the Life of a Landfill (Gr. 7)
  • Grade 7 Physical Science

How Recycling Works (Gr. 7)
  • Grade 7 Physical Science
Consumption and Waste
  • Grade 8 Health
  • Grade 8 Social studies

Oil Spill
  • Grade 8 Earth and Space Science
 
Recycle Saskatchewan is a joint project of SARCAN Recycling, the Sask. Waste Electronic Equipment Program, the Sask. Association for Resource Recovery Corporation, the Sask. Scrap Tire Corporation, the Sask. Paint Recycling Program and the Sask. Waste Reduction Council.