My 3 websites for our evaluation thingy are:

http://www.wm.com/

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/wm/recycle/Recywrks/recywrks1.htm

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-is-recycling-important.html

please don't use the same ones! :)

as far as our lesson plans goes, I am going to deal with the subject of Language Arts, so please don't use that either!

Okay, great! sounds good! As far as our lesson plans go... Ellie-- did you want to cover the compost pile?? We just need to make sure we don't all do the same lesson!

Hey, I think the concept map looks great! I like that you added in the compost pile, I think that gives our recycling theme more variety and more impact for the school. I think it would be a good idea to make a virtual field trip for our class too, I wrote about that in my paper haha. The kids could see pictures of a big recycling center and find out what happens to all of the materials after they put their pop cans in a special recycling bin!

Hello! I just wanted to tell you both that I will be posting the concept map today! I did add in the compost pile etc too and we can decide if we want to end up doing it or not, I think it can be great!
Other things we could have the students do as well that I didn't really find a place for in the map:
- Have students, at the beginning of the project, bring in an item that they would usually throw away and we can see what other ways we can use it etc.
- Virtual field trip

that's it for now :)

Ellie- YES your blog worked haha! And your idea sounds great, do you maybe wanna start working on the concept map? You could send me an email with it attached and I could see what I wanna add to it and then we could send it to our other group member to and see how we like it? Just so we are all on the same page for the exact project! We just need to make sure that all of the curriculum is covered in our 1 final project :)
E-mail amanda.r.fenton@wmich.edu

feel free to call me too whenever if it's easier!

Recylcing

Hey guys, this is Lauren Eavenson, but I like to be called Ellie for my initials "LE". I have no idea if I'm posting this in the right place, so let me know if this works!

I really like the idea of combining all of our suggestions for the project. The students can research and set up recycling bins in school for; paper, cardboard, cans and bottles etc. The students can also have a class or school compost pile where they recycle appropriate leftover food from their lunches. This compost could then be used for school flower beds and landscaping.
I was thinking that maybe the students could keep track of how much their school begins to recycle as a way to motivate others.

Let me know if you two had any other ideas or want to change anything!