Tennessee Solid Waste Education Project

TNSWEP Instructional Materials Packet

Middle School 6 - 8

Activity
Code
Name of Activity (links are to .PDF files)
  Table of Contents
M.a/H.a

What is Solid Waste

M.b/H.b Reducing Product Toxicity
M.c

The History of Solid Waste

M.d Natural Resources
M.e

Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Natural Resources

M.f

The Components of Solid Waste

M.g Natural Resources and Their Scarcity

arrowReturn to Top

M.h Waste Disposal and Management
M.i The Role of Government
M.j

What Can Industry Do?

M.k

Is My Business your Business?

M.l/H.f Waste in Your Community

arrowReturn to Top

M.m

Ups and Downs of Trash

M.n

Not in My Backyard: Siting a Resource Recovery Facility

M.o

Source Reduction

M.p/H.i Certain Types of Waste Can be Reused

arrowReturn to Top

M.q

Recycling

M.r/H.j

The Recycling Process

M.s/H.j

Composting

M.t

The Principles of Composting

M.u

Waste-to-Energy Incineration

M.v/H.m

Landfills

M.w Integrated Solid Waste Management
M.x Old Cell Phones (with worksheet and answer key)
M.y E-Cycling
M.z Backyard Burning

arrowReturn to Top

TNSWEP Services:

In-service Workshops for K-12 teachers and pre-service teachers provide opportunities to participate in hands-on activities that work in the classroom. TNSWEP lesson plans and activities are correlated with Tennessee Learning Expectations.

Curriculum workshops are designed for educators in the non-formal sector. Workshops include highly interactive sessions and the latest information about solid waste management.

Classroom presentations are for K-12 students in public or private schools.

Assistance in planning environmental education events, such as an Earth Day Celebration or an EnvironMental Fair, is available from TNSWEP consultants.