Project Runway Recycled
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Intended Grade/Audience:
-Content Area: Science/Art
-Grade Level: 5th Grade
Technology Integration:
-Hardware: Promethean Board, Computers
-Internet Resources: (Computer Lab – Google)
Other Content Areas for STEM Integration:
-Art
NYS State Learning Standards:
-Standard 4: (Elementary) the Living Environment. Benchmark 7: Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on the physical and living environment. Humans, as individuals, groups, or communities, change environments in ways that can be either helpful or harmful for themselves and other organisms.
Problem/Challenge:
-How can we use recyclable materials to make things such as clothing instead of throwing these items away?
Essential Question:
-What else can we do to reuse everyday items in a way that will have a positive impact on the environment?
Leaning Objectives:
-Students will be able to use the internet to research the topic.
-Students will create recycled clothing and display it for their peers.
-Students will be able to determine the best types of recyclable materials for use as effective/practical clothing.
Steps for Implementation of Learning Experience:
- The students reviewed renewable resources in the Science textbooks.
- The students had to use computers to find various types of renewable and recyclable materials that were appropriate for clothing.
- The students were placed in working groups of 2 or 3.
- The students designed a jacket or shirt, or other piece of clothing, by drawing their design on paper. They also named their article of clothing.
- The students also had to design a poster to advertise their product. Posters must be recycled after use.
- The students would then display their clothing by modeling it on a makeshift runway. They would discuss their design and the advantages and possible disadvantages of their particular piece of clothing together with the class.
- The students will write a short paragraph about their design, materials used, product name, etc… and post it on the class website.
- The students will be given a short quiz on the resources they used and on renewable and nonrenewable resources.
Instructional Modifications:
-Extended time if needed
-Promethean Board for display if needed
-Preferential Seating
Time for Implementation and Assessment:
-This particular lesson takes one to two days and two to three class periods at 42 minutes each to complete. The students had to collect the information, prepare the advertisement, and write their paragraph on their own time.
Assessment Tools:
-The students were pre-assessed at the beginning of the lesson by the teacher. The question was posed to them if they know what renewable and nonrenewable resources were. The students took a short quiz on the objectives of the lesson to check for mastery. Students were also graded on their design, advertisement, answers during class presentations and discussions, and runway etiquette.
Reflection:
-This was a valuable learning experience for the students as well as me. I thought that it was also a valuable learning experience for me in the utilization of my colleague’s area of expertise (ART).
This lesson was designed to show students the different kinds of resources we use to make energy all around the world and in our homes. Students learned
That by reusing certain types of materials it can benefit the environment in a positive way while throwing materials out instead of recycling them can have a negative effect on the environment.
Mrs. Cafferella and I met and discussed our ideas and thoughts before teaching this lesson. We found that by brainstorming our ideas, as we often have the students do, we could come up with many different ideas and resources that would leave an impact on students.
I felt that the lesson went well and as planned.
Validation:
-The students are able to research information and analyze certain advantages and disadvantages of using recycled materials for clothing. The students will also be able to apply their new found knowledge to real-world situations.
