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RECYCLING ON THE INTERNET

Arthur, Eeko World, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, Reading Rainbow, and Zoom are some of the UNC-TV shows and other websites that feature the recycling theme. These shows appear on the UNC-TV Website. Go to www.unctv.org and click on the PBSKIDS show of your choice. The show's viewing schedule will reveal information needed for the selection of segments and clips for taping and future viewing.  You can also go directly to the PBSKIDS GO! Website for lesson plans and activities: http://pbskids.org/go/.

The pages that are listed below were downloaded from the Internet.  A website address appears on each page:

Eekoworld 
BELL's Telephone:
http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/inventor/bell.html
http://www.privateline.com/TelephoneHistory/History1.htm

Recycle City  
Reuse + Recycling = Waste Reduction: A Guide for Schools and Groups

For Additional Internet Sites

Planning Environmentally Aware Events: Profiles
This page provides profiles of environmentally aware events.

Eeko World Lesson Plan

RECYCLING: REDUCE, RECYCLE, REUSE

For more information about this lesson plan go to: http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/parentsteachers/lessonk_1.html

OVERVIEW
In this lesson students will be introduced to the concepts of reducing, reusing and recycling. They will learn new vocabulary, read labels, and connect environmental concepts to their everyday experiences. Students will perform a skit highlighting what they have learned about taking action to conserve the earth's resources.

OBJECTIVES
Students will do the following:

• Use varied strategies to comprehend written or oral language from a variety of sources
• Actively listen to audio information using Internet resources
• Summarize information by retelling
• Make connections between new information and prior knowledge
• Understand new vocabulary and concepts
• Understand relationships among organisms and their environment
• Participate in group activities and class discussion
• Perform a dramatic skit

For full lesson plan see PDF version:

http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/parentsteachers/pdfs/lessonk_1.pdf