Archived OSEU-aligned Lesson

Why doesn’t TCMS recycle?

Todd County Middle School · 2018

OSEU 1Community

Grade level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8

Middle school collection; specific grade not stated.

Archived standards are preserved as originally published and may differ from current standards.

Compelling question

Why doesn’t TCMS recycle?

Standards & practices

OSEU 1 Lands & Environmnet

Staging the question

What jobs and opportunities exist because of recycling? How does our trash impact Mother Earth?

Supporting inquiries

Supporting question 1

How can we establish a recycling system at TCMS?

Formative performance task

Make posters with statistics about waste.

Featured sources

Stephanie Charging Eagle EU 1

Supporting question 2

What can be recycled?

Formative performance task

Make posters highlighting items that can be recycled.

Featured sources

How Recycling Works –you tube

Supporting question 3

How do we get others to recycle as well?

Formative performance task

Make labels and think about locations for recycling containers throughout the building.

Featured sources

Mission Recycling Center or Valentine Recycling Center Tour

Summative performance task · Argument

No one will put plastic bottles in a separate bin.

Extension

Ask/remind 5-10 friends to recycle plastic drink bottles.

Taking informed action

Students will acquire receptacles for recycling and regularly empty throughout the school year.

Elder sources included in this lesson

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Also named in the source: Stephanie Charging Eagle. A specific video was not identified for these references.

Original text & supporting materials

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Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ “Lesson Title” | OSEU 1: Lands & Environment “Lesson Title” | OSEU 2: Identity & Resiliency “Lesson Title” | OSEU 3: Culture & Language “Lesson Title” | OSEU 4: Kinship & Harmony “Lesson Title” | OSEU 5: Oral Tradition & Story “Lesson Title” | OSEU 6: Sovereignty & Treaties “Lesson Title” | OSEU 7: Way of Life & Development Compelling Question Why doesn’t TCMS recycle? Standards and Practices OSEU 1 Lands & Environmnet Staging the Question What jobs and opportunities exist because of recycling? How does our trash impact Mother Earth? Supporting Question 1 Supporting Question 2 Supporting Question 3 How can we establish a recycling system at TCMS? What can be recycled? How do we get others to recycle as well? Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Formative Performance Task Make posters with statistics about waste. Make posters highlighting items that can be recycled. Make labels and think about locations for recycling containers throughout the building. Featured Sources Featured Sources Featured Sources Stephanie Charging Eagle EU 1 How Recycling Works –you tube Mission Recycling Center or Valentine Recycling Center Tour Summative Performance Task Argument No one will put plastic bottles in a separate bin. Extension Ask/remind 5-10 friends to recycle plastic drink bottles. Taking Informed Action Students will acquire receptacles for recycling and regularly empty throughout the school year.

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Source provenance: TCMS.OSEU1Community1-1.pdf · WoLakota Project archive. Reformatted for this collection.