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1.
Litterless Lunch
Tags: [kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, recycle,
reduce
, reuse, garbage, waste, biodegradable, green] ...
2.
Recycling Detectives
Tags: [kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, grade 5, recycle,
reduce
, reuse, paper, garbage, waste, green] ...
3.
Carbon Cycle
... one way we can recycle and
reduce
greenhouse gas emissions associated with landfills. Students learn about plant structures and their functions, and how their small actions can
reduce
greenhouse gas emissions ...
4.
Slush Powder
... the molecule. As a result, water moves into the molecule in order to
reduce
the concentration imbalance. More and more water is pulled into the molecule until the ratio of sodium atoms to water molecules ...
5.
Recycling Relay
...
reduce
garbage output and help out garbage and recycling collectors. Objectives Students will be able to: identify recyclable materials, and sort household recycling Entire Activity These ...
6.
Biodegradable Seedling Pots
Students build a biodegradable pot and plant a seed inside. Introduction By making a seedling pot out of newspaper, you can reuse newspaper and help
reduce
greenhouse gas emissions associated with ...
7.
Fruits From Afar Relay
... away to our grocery stores. The fruits that are grown close to home don’t need as much energy to get into our shopping bags. To conserve energy (oil, gas, electricity, etc.) and
reduce
our carbon dioxide ...
8.
Balloon and Cup Attraction
... cup. As the balloon inflates, less of the balloon is in the cup, increasing the volume available to the air molecules trapped inside the cup. This
reduce
s the air pressure inside the cup since the air ...
9.
Kids Under Pressure
... happens when the air cools (temperature decreases). As the temperature drops, particles move more slowly, taking up less room. The amount of space the air takes up shrinks, and
reduce
s the air pressure. ...
10.
Human Lung Simulator
... chest cavity is increased. Since there is more space available, the air pressure in the chest cavity and lungs is
reduce
d, creating a low-pressure system in your body. The air outside your body immediately ...
11.
Build a Barometer
... by temperature and density (i.e. how many air particles in a particular space). The Sun heats the Earth unevenly. When air is heated by the Sun, the air particles move faster and expand. This
reduce
s its ...
12.
Soap-Powered Boats
... tension. The soap
reduce
s the surface tension of the water around it. You can use this effect to make a boat powered by surface tension. The placement of the soap in the small notch at the back of the ...
13.
Feeling Blue
... — a dye called methylene blue. The methylene blue is
reduce
d (loses oxygen) by the potassium hydroxide and glucose solution and as a result loses its colour. When you shake the bottle, the oxygen in the ...
14.
Polarizing Filters
... travels in the same direction as the slots . We can use polarizing lenses to
reduce
glare. Light reflecting off horizontal surfaces like the road, water, or snow is horizontally polarized. A polarizing ...
15.
Size Perception
... the brain is able to directly compare their sizes, dissolving the illusion. This illusion can be used to the benefit of people who want to
reduce
their portion size when eating. Eating on a small dinner ...
16.
Can You Flap And Fly?
... and hollow bones make it easier to counteract gravity. Air sacs inside their bodies make birds lighter, which enables smoother motion through air. The shape of their body helps
reduce
air resistance when ...
17.
Paper Plane Flying Contest
... Lift comes when the air below the plane wing is pushing up harder than the air above it is pushing down. It is this difference in pressure that enables the plane to fly. Pressure can be
reduce
d on a ...
18.
Litterless Lunch
According to Natural Resources Canada, the average North American will produce 600 times their own weight in garbage over their lifetime. A 68kg person will leave behind a 40,825 trash legacy. By altering ...
19.
Recycling Detectives
Unlike garbage, recyclable materials can be broken down and rebuilt into new items like pillow stuffing, traffic cones or even the lining in ski jackets! Recycling or reusing items
reduce
s the amount of ...
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