An Inconvenient Waste: What Is the Price of “Convenience”? — A Project Learning Tree (PLT) Workshop

7.5 Professional Development Hours
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
November 8, 2008 – Phoenix
Designed for teachers in grades K–12

What “conveniences” have we come to expect in our daily lives and what do they cost us and Planet Earth? Explore the life cycle of goods and resources we use daily — often without giving a thought to their origin or ultimate disposal. Compare nature’s recycling with our human methods as we learn about our ecological footprint. Leave this experience with increased common “cents” about improving student assessment in your classroom.

Outcomes and Indicators

By participating in this workshop, you will:

• Examine the life cycle of a natural resource by following a product from extraction through disposal and potential re-use.
• Identify waste streams (e.g., water, solid waste) and how to minimize their impact(s) by creating a flow chart depicting the life cycle of one commonly-used household item.
• Analyze how individual choices impact natural resources we use by examining the economics involved throughout the life cycle of a product.
• Understand that humans create waste but can effectively minimize waste streams by creating a natural resource usage plan for their classroom and/or personal lives.

Content Focus: Waste and waste management, economics, natural resources, life cycle assessment, worldwide economics

Research-Based Practices Modeled and/or Targeted: Assessment (Stiggins and Reeves), Metacognitive Strategies (Costa and Belanca)

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