Garbage Plants
Brief Description:
How to use items that would normally be thrown out to enhance the ecology
of the planet.
Objectives
To show how garbage can be recycled to provide another life form.
Keywords
This lesson shows how recycling of trash can be done in such a way as to
provide life to another product.
Materials Needed
The materials needed are an assortment of seeds from oranges, grapefruits,
apples and pears, soil and a container to plant the seeds in. This can be
done as an individual student project(using Styrofoam cups or bottoms of
soda bottles as planters) or as a class project (using a large flower pot).
Lesson Plan
Decide whether this will be an individual project or a class project. For
an individual project, each student will need 3-5 assorted seeds. For a
class project, a total of 15-20 seeds are needed. Collect seeds and soak
them overnight. When ready, divide seeds for individual project or collect
for class project. Plant seeds about 1/4" down in soil. DO NOT PLANT TOO
DEEP. Water lightly and put plants in sunlight. Watch for sprouts. Water
as needed. Do not over water as seeds will become moldy and will not sprout.
Assessment
Students chart the progress of the plants. They can use pictographs or
photographs if possible. The students write a lab report on the actual
experiment and growth of the plants. They can write a description of the
plants as they grow, talking about color, size, shape of leaves,
etc. Then, after the plants begin to grow, we talk about how other things
can be recycled into something else to help us. This lesson can lead to
many others.
Lesson Plan Source
Submitted by
Mimi Weitz, Jmpmom3565@aol.com
JHS 157Q, Rego Park. , New York, USA
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