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"Com-Post
With Us" is an environmental project that will
allow students at Southside Elementary to broaden
the existing recycling program started last year.
Students will continue learning the importance of
recycling and conservation through programs such
as: "Waste Warriors" who collect papers for
recycling, and "Cartridges for Kids Club," which
promotes recycling of cell phones and printer
cartridges in exchange for money. Students will
continue to study the impact of waste on our
environment and will gain insight on ways to
protect it through conservation. The new added
features of this project will include: creating a
compost for the purpose of using its contents for
fertilizing, and planting several gardens, such as,
vegetables, flowers, fruits, etc., which will be
used as scientific laboratories for conducting
experiments. Through lessons generated from the
Department of Environmental and Resource Management
(DERM)
website,
as well as a website created solely for this
project, students will learn about the different
recycling programs offered to their community, and
how waste is discarded. A field trip to the
Environmental Center and to a recycling plant will
also allow students to learn first-hand how the
recycling process is done. This unit supports the
National
Educational Technology Standards
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duarter@southsidemail.dade.k12.fl.us