Resources

= Resources =

__Handouts __
 This spreadsheet should be made available to all classes involved in the project. This document allows the correlation of all of the trash sheets into one larger document to show waste trends in the school or community.

 This word document is the working page for the project. Students will need access to this file or a copy of this document everyday at lunch to track their waste.

__**Video Links**__
Food waste video. This 7 minute video discusses food waste on a college campus. It is a good resource for High school students that delivers useful figures on how much waste is generated on a college campus.
 * food waste video **

This 4 minute Youtube video instructs parents how to pack a more eco friendly lunch. This video will educate students and parents about steps they can take to make lunch waste a thing of the past.
 * eco-friendly lunch video **

__Web Links__

 * Earth Day-Hooray! Leveled Activities (K-3)**
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This resource provides a summary of the literature and leveled activities that can be included by the discretion of the teacher. This is a valuable tool for this project as it sparks students into thinking about the basic concept of trash and how it relates to their school and around the world. This would be used as an anticipatory activity prior to the project beginning.


 * International Society for Technology in Education**
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The web site referenced above provides a direct link to the technology standards in place today to guide educators with technology integration. The International Society for Technology Education is well known world wide for its connections and resources for education and technology. This site is a great resource to be included with this project to highlight the importance of a consistent integration of technology standards.

The second web site listed provides a direct link to the standards set out by this national organization. This is an important resource as it provides consistency in standards resulting in objectives that can be used from state to state. Teachers can then have a starting point of reference for including their own district/state standards to the project.
 * National Council of Teachers of English**
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The next web site listed is for an organization that promotes the importance of having a waste free lunch. The site provides data and resources for individuals and organizations looking to begin or continue an eco-friendly lunch space. This is a valuable assest to our project as it provides information for teachers as well as a world connection for students to see the value in the objectives of the project as a whole.
 * Waste-Free Lunches**
 * __www.wastefreelunches.org __**