Summary
The SciGirls audit what their community throws away and design ways to reuse and recycle materials, turning a pile of waste into a measurable environmental win.
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Ages 7+
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Full episode (28 min) from SciGirls, season 1.
- What did the girls find out about what gets thrown away?
- Which idea would make the biggest difference at your school?
- How could you measure whether a recycling plan is working?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: recycle, reuse, resource, waste audit.
Try it: Tally your classroom trash for one day. Name one item you could reuse instead and estimate how many you'd save in a year.