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Oregon's Bottle Bill Reaches Huge Milestone
Provided by: Jefferson Public Radio |Published on: May 26, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12
Synopsis
- This brief article discusses Oregon's Bottle Bill, what the law has accomplished, and the future of this law's implementation.
- Students will learn that Oregon's Bottle Bill is a decades-old program that pays citizens to recycle, that this law has removed a large amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and the program's next steps will make it easier for people to earn money from recycling.
Subjects: Economics, Civics, English Language Arts
Authors: Monica Samayoa
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon
Languages: English
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Positives
- This article is concise and easy for high schoolers to understand.
- This article provides exact data that is useful for comprehension.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students need to have a basic understanding of climate change.
- Students should know the following words: redemption, litter, distributor, metric tons, and fossil fuels.
Differentiation
- This article could supplement a lesson on different solutions to the global climate crisis.
- After reading the article, the teacher could lead a classroom discussion on how students can fight climate change on an individual level.
- This article could augment a lesson on the Oregon government's effectiveness at dealing with climate change.
- This article could enhance a discussion on how governments could provide financial incentives to encourage citizens to live more sustainably.
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