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Recycle or Not Game

Provided by: Metro |Published on: May 19, 2023

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Synopsis

This sorting game gives students the opportunity to test what they know about what can and cannot be recycled in the Portland area.
Provided with this game are lists for items that can be recycled, should be thrown in the trash, or are hazardous and must be disposed of in another way.

Subjects: Science, Social Studies, English Language Arts, Health

Authors: Metro

Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley / Portland Metro - Oregon

Languages: English, Spanish

Positives

This entire website, including the game, is also available in Spanish by clicking "Español" in the top-right corner.
Pictures and color-coding allow younger students and students with low reading comprehension to play the game.

Additional Prerequisites

Students will need to know what recycling is, why communities recycle, and that each city may have different allowable materials in their recycling plant.
This game requires access to the Internet and a device.

Differentiation

Language arts classes can produce informational writing to inform readers about what can and cannot be recycled.
Science classes can talk about why certain things can't be recycled. They can also discuss how long it takes certain things to break down in nature and what the solution is for things that can't be broken down or recycled.
After researching their area's recycling rules, students can discuss recycling as a climate solution and create persuasive materials encouraging people to recycle correctly.
Students can create graphics to put on their school trash and recycling bins, showing others how to sort the trash and recycling.
Students can bring in different items from home and play an in-person version of this game, sorting the items into proper receptacles at school. Consider a class collection bucket for used batteries and other hazardous waste that students can collect and dispose of properly.
Encourage students to think about ways to use reusable containers more often or purchase items with less packaging to begin with.

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