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5th Grade Unit 8 Objectives
Why should we care about garbage?
That is the big question we are exploring in this unit. To answer it, we are reading, writing, and talking about trash as a
resource. Be a part of our exploration!
Talk about how you imagine that trash is processed. What gets reused? What is recycled or composted? What is thrown
away?
Make a list of how you process your trash and remind your kid to share the list to the class.
Grammar
Multiple meaning words
Adverbs
Context
Preposition
Prepositional phrases
Reading
Saving energy- Persuasive Essay
The world of waste – Persuasive Article
Message in a bottle - Essay
Where I live –Short Story
Sara Cynthia Sylvia stout would not take the garbage out Poem
Listening
Reduce, reuse, recycle – song
I’ll help too
The poster contest
More about two twins
Spelling
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garbage
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landfills
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fluorescent
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unplug
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scraps
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heap
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inedible
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compost
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worn
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Ink cartridges
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thrift shop
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mislead
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drowning
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gripping
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rubbish
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gyres
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catamaran
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methane
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tackle
ripple
crafts
upset
behavior
affect
clunked
swaying
burps
stalls
dummy
peering
ponytail
scabs
dispose
aisle
chomp
smear
Science
Recycling polyester process
Biodegradation
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Evolution of gum
Arts
Elena’s war on trash Play
Art from trash
Piggy bank using recycled bottles and paper
Nat Geo Magazine
Clearing Space, No Trash Talk for Polyester--It's Recycled,
Gyre: Creating Art From a Plastic Ocean
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Vocabulary
recycle
reduce
renewable
recreate
argument
biodegrade
encourage
motto
ads
surfboards
conscious
fossil fuels
reclaimed
insurmountable
dangerous
tossed-away
boggle my mind
ultimately
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shores
swirling masses
scoop
snow globe
mud
pond
ducked
litter
splurge
shove
grumble
gutter
yell
snicker on the face
daffodils
hummingbirds
scour
gristly