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From Lunch to Landfill…A 3rd grade WebQuest by Sarah Francisco
Come on an adventure to the lunchroom and discover what happens to what you do not eat for lunch. What happens to that half eaten sandwich or bag of fruit you throw into the cafeteria trash can? Where does it all go? Become a Cafeteria Trash Scientist with your partner during this WebQuest. Remember…good scientists observe, question, analyze, research, collect and share data.
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Louisville Landfill Click Here
I am saving my apple for
later
Go to Task Page next.
Task 1: Observe our class in the cafeteria during lunchtime. Is lunch eaten or thrown away? How full is our trash can? What else do you notice? Write notes. Give a survey to 3 friends to get data. You will turn in your notes and surveys. Survey & Rubric links are on Evaluation page.
Task 2: Design your own waste-free lunch(school lunch or lunch from home). Draw a picture diagram on a sheet of paper OR write a description with lots of details. Label and describe your waste-free lunch. Check for information on Process Page. Check Rubric on Evaluation Page.
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Do you drink your milk or dump it out?
What’s in
your lunch
box?
TASKS
What is
thrown into
the can?
Go to Process Page next to get information.
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Click on each picture, in any order, to learn more about food and food waste. When finished with each link, click on the small “x” to return to this page. Discover what people outside of our state are doing to cut down on food waste going to the landfills.
Food waste ^ reduction project at a school in New York.
Landfill info from a school in Washington
Check out this composting info from Oregon
Look what we
are doing in Californi
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Food that would have been wasted in London
POSTER IDEAS
Waste-
Free
PROCESS
What
is the
big
deal?
Read or Listen
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Were you cooperative and kind to your partner?
Did you design a Waste-Free lunch on a sheet of paper?Did you draw a labeled picture? Or Did you write a detailed
description?
Did you survey 3 classmates & write notes?
Did you share this information with your family?Did you click on each link on the Process Page to learn about food, food waste, landfills and composting?
Click for Detailed Rubric
EVALUATION
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Grade ScaleOutstanding=100 to 90 pointsSatisfactory=89 to 80 pointsGood= 79 to 70 pointsFair= 69 to 60 points
Visual Rubric
You may return to any page or go to CONCLUSION if you are finished.
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CONCLUSIONThank you for participating in the “From Lunch to Landfill…” WebQuest. We all make daily choices impacting our environment. What choices will you make with your new information? How will you teach your friends and family about reducing the amount of food waste trash going to landfills?
Follow the links below for more information!
Roanoke Schools Go Green
How Much Food Do Kids Waste
Click here to go to TEACHER PAGE
to find out how this WebQuest connects to Kentucky core Standards
Portland, Oregon Schools Recycle and Compost Cafeteria Waste
Are You Really Going to Eat That?
Compost Bin
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TEACHER PAGEFrom Lunch to Landfill WebQuest for 3rd Grade designed by Sarah Francisco
Science Content: I can understand scientific ways of thinking and working and use those methods to solve real-life problems. (A.E. 2.1) Language Arts-Writing Content W.3.1: Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.3.7: Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic. W.3.8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Each 3rd grade student will be able to complete activities in this WebQuest at his/her developmental pace. Partner work will help students with their zones of proximal development. Websites were chosen to provide a variety of formats, graphics, audio and text to meet the needs of students in a thought provoking way.
I created this WebQuest after observing mountains of food waste and recyclable items being dumped into our school cafeteria trash cans over several years. In order to make a positive change we must start with training children about the value of food and resources.
Thank you to the guidance of Dr. Kevin Thomas and to the Bernie Dodge WebQuest website www.webquest.org.
Questions Yes
No
Is your lunchbox or lunchbag reusable?
Do you use a refillable drink container?
Do you use a reusable fork or spoon?
Was your main course (sandwich, salad, etc) in a reusable container?
Does your family compost food scraps at home?
Do you throw away uneaten food at lunch?
Do you save food to eat later?
SCORE CONTENT PRESENTATION Outstanding
Observation of class at lunchSurveyWaste-Free Lunch Design(can be school lunch or lunch from home)
OrWaste-Free Lunch Description
Survey with data & notes3 named people surveyedNeat handwritingDesign drawn/colored on paperLabel items in designNeatly written detailed descriptionSpelling is correct
Satisfactory
Observation of class at lunchSurveyWaste-Free Lunch Design(can be school lunch or lunch from home)
OrWaste-Free Lunch Description
Survey with data & notes2 named people surveyedNeat handwritingDesign drawn on paperLabel items in designNeatly written detailed description 1 or 2 words spelled wrong
Good
Observation of class at lunchSurveyWaste-Free Lunch Design(can be school lunch or lunch from home)
OrWaste-Free Lunch Description
MissingSurvey with data1 named person surveyedNeat handwritingDesign drawn on paperNo labels in designNeatly written detailed description 3 or 4 words spelled wrong
Fair
Observation of class at lunchSurveyWaste-Free Lunch Design(can be school lunch or lunch from home)
OrWaste-Free Lunch Description
MissingMissingDesign drawn on white paperNo labels in designWritten detailed description 4 or more words spelled wrong
RUBRICSURVEYWrite Notes on Back of Page
Name: