Games, quizzes, and lesson plans  

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The EPA has compiled a number of great resources for teachers, students and kids of all ages!  Here are a few of our favorite. Let us know about your favorite recycling education resources.  


Recycle City 
Visit (click on) Recycle City and find out what citizens are doing right to save resources, energy and water...and what nearby Dumptown is doing wrong.  





The Quest for Less: Activities and resources for teaching
Use this resource to develop lesson plans, incorporate a range of activities into various subject areas throughout the school year.

Teach Kids About Recycling - Lesson Plan Samples 
http://www.jackpotjanebingo.co.uk/teach-kids-to-recycle

The Adventures of (Squirmin') Herman the Worm
A site for younger kids to learn about composting, worm bins and the biology of earthworms. What's on the menu at the Worm Deli? En Español tambien!

Composting in Schools  
A comprehensive guide for teachers interested in guiding students' research projects on composting. The book was selected by the National Science Teachers Association to be included in 'Recommends', a collection of the best science education books. 

Webinars on Demand
EPA Sensible Steps to Healthier School Environments 10-Part Webinar Series
Student Curriculum: Recipes for Healthy Kids, and a Healthy Environment
Each 45-minute lesson empowers kids to take steps in their everyday lives to improve the environment for their communities and reduce their environmental risk.

Click on the button for more EPA resources available on line, in print and on CD:

NASA's Space Place & NASA' Climate Kids

Printable activities!
Want to take NASA's Space Place and Climate Kids’ fun activities and projects with you even if you don’t have a computer? Want to share them with your kids, classroom, after-school program, or summer camp? Now it's easier than ever. We’ve got print-ready PDFs of all of the activities and crafts.
Association of PostConsumer Plastic Recyclers 
Several fun ways to explore recycling with games and trivia
http://www.kidsrecyclingzone.com/ 

NAPCOR - Fun word search

EPA - Make a Difference Campaign 

Reading Rainbow -  video of recycling center at work

Bill Nye the Science Guy - Video on Garbage

Busy Bee Cleaning Service - Keep the Earth Clean By Preventing Pollution  (recommended by Girl Scout Troop)

Got Gadgets? At What Cost?
The Carbon Games

Recycling Activity Book 
Full of recycling facts, games and simple crafts
Paper recycling

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Recycling Starts with You! is an educational program produced by the American Forest & Paper Association and Scholastic. Materials include math, science, and language arts lessons about paper recycling for third- through sixth-grade students. Also includes the downloadable classroom poster featured left.  

NASA's Recycle This! 

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With this fun game, kids use an "airburst tool" to send items into the right bin and score points. Recycle This! is part of NASA's Climate Kids website that contains many more educational games and lessons.             


School waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting

Successful implementation of waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting in schools brings many rewards, including potential cost savings for tight school budgets.

Case studies for the eight participating schools have been developed and posted on Northeast Recycling Council's Waste Reduction, Recycling, & Composting in Schools webpage. Twelve "Tip Sheets" on school waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, including Paper Use Reduction in Schools and Food Service/Cafeteria Waste Reduction are posted, along with Power Point presentations and other tools.  

Climate Bingo!     Spice up your next car ride or bus trip!  In this game you will be on the lookout for things that are good for our climate and environment and things for things that can sometimes hurt them. Our bingo generator creates a unique card for each player.  You can learn all about the different items on our website:  http://climatekids.nasa.gov/bingo.

ReCommunity Resources

ReCommunity provides resources for recycling education including how materials collected at the curb are sorted at a materials processing facility and remade into new products.