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• In a world where so many things are disposable and considered
just
garbage, we come to understand and appreciate the
value of recycled
and reused objects, creating lifelong recyclers
in the process. It’s a small
and simple, yet powerfully effective way to take
better care of our planet,
and teach the importance of recycling and environmental
responsibility.
• To make participants aware of the environment around them,
and
their role in its protection.
• To raise awareness of our responsibility to recycle, reduce,
reuse
and recover.
• To refurbish, repair and mend; to give new life to objects
around us.
• To empower children with knowledge and strategies. To explore
what
can do as a group and individually.
• To incorporate into our daily lives our responsibilities towards
our
environment by changing our behavior and that of our children,
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ENVIRONMENT
The conditions that you live or work
in, which influence how you feel or how effectively you can
work.
The office is bright and airy. It’s a pleasant work environment.
As a parent you try to create a stable home environment for
your children to grow up in.
RECOVER
To get back something lost, especially
health, ability, possessions, etc:
It took her a long while to recover (become completely
well again) from/after her heart operation.
RECYCLE
To collect and treat rubbish.
To produce useful materials from those that have been discarded.
REDUCE
To make something smaller in size,
amount, degree, importance, etc.
REUSE
To use something again.
MULTI-USE
Having many uses; that can be used
in many ways.
TIME CAPSULE
A container holding objects considered
to be typical of contemporary history or remarkable, which
can be buried or sent up into space, for example, to be found
and studied in the future.
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Preliminary Activity #2: Garbage
Gone but not Forgotten
- Student Handout to print: Garbage
Gone but not Forgotten 
Activity #2: Create an Art
Box
- The Box
- Objects for the Box
Follow-Up Activity #2: Art
and Frederic Back
- Internet: Frédéric Back Activist
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Preliminary
Activity #2:
Garbage Gone but not Forgotten
Read text: Garbage
Gone but not Forgotten
(Student Handout to print)
Group discussion
- What does environment mean?
- What is pollution?
- What do The 4 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
and Recover – multi use) mean?
- Do you recycle?
- How do you recycle?
- Who in your family makes things?
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Activity #2:
Create an Art Box
The Box
Find a discarded wooden or plastic or cardboard box.
This is a group project. Each participant will bring in
1 object.
In creating your Art Box, think about the objects you
want to include. You must have a reason for choosing the
different objects; is it something that is typical of
the times you live in, or of your family? Maybe it is
something that you believe will no longer be used or will
become obsolete in the future.
Each object must be identified with an identification
card (like the ones you see in a museum). What is the
object made of? What was the object used for? When was
it made? Who made it? Why did you choose it? How are you
helping the planet by reusing this object?
Imagine that one day your children open the box; describe
the reasons you did this and how it will help the environment.
List 3 wishes you have for the environment.
Include the Art Box and written explanations in the art
show. You can decorate the outside of the Box with spools,
cones, fabric, string, Styrofoam, plastic webbing, paper,
wire, tiles, wood pieces and other “found objects”.
Recycled objects can quickly become coveted treasures.
Experimenting with “found” items, along with traditional
learning materials, fosters creativity and creative problem
solving. Because of their variety and abundance, they
are an endless source of stimulation, limited only by
our imagination.
Hold a closing ceremony to celebrate your Art Box at the
Art Show (see Activity
#5).
The group may decide to donate their Art Box to next year’s
class, or to another group or organization. This will
keep the concepts of recycling alive. Let’s see what the
next group can learn and create with this box. Maybe they
will refill it and pass it along too.
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Follow-Up
Activity #2:
Art and Frederic Back
Go to the Internet:
Frédéric
Back Activist
(www.fredericback.com/artiste/position
/illusion-du-progres/index.en.shtml)
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