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Brief Description
Transform that
old scrap copy paper with printing on one side into practical
classroom tools!
Objectives
Students will
- follow directions.
- learn why recycling
is important to Earth.
- learn about
multiple uses for used copy paper.
Keywords
Scrap,
recycle, photocopies
Materials Needed
- scrap
copy paper with printing on one side
Lesson Plan
Does
your school accumulate a lot of scrap copy paper with printing
on one side? Are you looking for something constructive to
do with that paper? Try one of these Scrap Copy Paper Projects.
You
might challenge students to say Scrap Copy Paper Projects
fast three times!
Make
Your Own Envelopes
It's simple. Take apart one of the envelopes your school uses
for mailing and trace the outline of the envelope onto a sheet
of cardboard. Use that template to create envelopes. Trace
the outline of the envelope on the printed side of
the paper. Then fold (so the printed side is inside the envelope)
and glue the appropriate edges. Voila! You might even
get a rubber stamp and stamp the inside flap or the back of
the envelope "WE RECYCLE!"
Cheers!
Make Your Own Drinking Cups
This is a great activity for teaching students to follow directions.
If
you have difficulty following the written instructions below,
you can find complete directions with illustrations at A Drinking Cup That's More! or Paper Folding.
- Cut
sheets of copy paper into squares. (Typical size: 8-1/2
inches square.)
- Place
the printed side down on the desk so that the square looks
like a diamond. The lower point of the diamond should be
facing toward you.
- Take
the lower point of the diamond and lift it up to meet the
top point of the diamond. Fold. Your diamond is now a triangle.
The base of the triangle is its folded edge. Now the printed
side of the copy paper is facing you.
- Next,
take the left point of the folded edge and fold it to the
right so the point touches the midway point on the right
slope of the triangle. (Students might use rulers to mark
the halfway point -- 4-1/4 inches if you are using 8-1/2
inch square paper -- on the right slope so they will know
where the left point of the folded edge should touch.) The
fold makes it look like an arm has reached across a body
to touch another arm.
- Then
take the right point of the folded base and lift it up until
it touches the left side. The folds now make it look as
if the arms are crossed.
- Now,
you have two points at the top. Fold one forward (over the
crossed arms) and fold the other backward. Folding back
those two points created an opening at the top of the cup.
Insert fingers into the opening to form your drinking cup.
Assessment
Students
master making an envelope and a drinking cup.
Lesson Plan Source
Education World
Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
FINE ARTS: Visual Arts
GRADES K - 4
NA-VA.K-4.1
Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
GRADES 5 - 8
NA-VA.5-8.1
Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
GRADES 9 - 12
NA-VA.9-12.1
Understanding and Applying Media, Techniques, and Processes
MATHEMATICS: Measurement
GRADES Pre-K - 2
NM-MEA.PK-2.2
Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine
Measurements
GRADES 3 - 5
NM-MEA.3-5.2
Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine
Measurements
GRADES 6 - 8
NM-MEA.6-8.2
Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine
Measurements
GRADES 9 - 12
NM-MEA.9-12.2
Apply Appropriate Techniques, Tools, and Formulas to Determine
Measurements
SCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.4
Earth and Space Science
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.4
Earth and Space Science
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.4
Earth and Space Science
Don't
miss dozens of lesson and project ideas in Education World's
Earth Day
Archive.
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Lessons Teach Students to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Originally published 04/11/2003
Links last updated 03/24/2004
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