Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

What is the purpose for recycling?

4th Grade
By: Cassandra Ruvalcaba

Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

Content or Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:

Subject Area Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance
(Must include at Scale Portfolio Indicators for Teachers and Students
least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)

Students will watch a Students will Teacher will Students 112.15. Science Grade 4
video on reduce, reuse use Microsoft grade the will print (b) Knowledge and skills
and recycling as a class. Word and final the final
https://www.youtube.com Canva to brochure/ draft of (1) Scientific investigation and
/watch?v=OasbYWF4_S8 create their pamphlet on their reasoning. The student
When finished, students brochure/ a 1-10 scale. brochure/ conducts classroom and
will pair up and discuss Pamphlet. A point per pamphlet. outdoor investigations,
Science Why the importance of reduce, item Finished following home and school
should we reuse and recycling. Students must included in product safety procedures and
recycle Students will create a also create a students will be environmentally appropriate
waste? brochure or pamphlet to word cloud brochure/ hung on and ethical practices. The
answer our essential using pamphlet (9 designated student is expected to:
questions and giving at WordArt that total for the class wall. (B) make informed
least 3 examples of each must be three Rs) choices in the use and
(Reduce, Reuse and included in and a point conservation of natural
Recycle) their given for resources and reusing and
brochure/ the word recycling of materials
Pamphlet. cloud. This such as paper, aluminum,
assesses the glass, cans, and plastic.
students ISTE/NETS for Teachers:
 Content or Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:
Subject Area Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance
(Must include at Scale Portfolio Indicators for Teachers and Students
least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)

ideas and 4. Promote and model digital

accuracy. citizenship and responsibility
d. Develop and model cultural
understanding and global
awareness by engaging with
colleagues and students of
other cultures using digital age
communication and
collaboration tools
ISTE/NETS for Students:
4. Critical thinking, problem solving,
and
c. Collect and analyze data to
identify solutions and/or make
informed decisions decision
making

After the teacher has Starting the Students Students 111.6. Mathematics Grade 4
discussed how much week students will be will print (b) Knowledge and skills.
waste is gathered each will bring assessed by out the (9) Data analysis. The
year, students will gather gathered data the accuracy graph and student applies mathematical
information and data of each day and for their insert into process standards to solve
How how much they recycle at will document personal their problems by collecting,
much home. This will be on Microsoft graph Student organizing, displaying, and
waste is conducted during the Word. On according to Portfolio interpreting data. The student
there each week and students will Friday, after their data folder is expected to:
Math year? graph their results. gathering all collected (A) represent data on a
How can data, students through the frequency table, dot
we help will use week. plot, or stem-and-leaf
Microsoft
 Content or Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:
Subject Area Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance
(Must include at Scale Portfolio Indicators for Teachers and Students
least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)

by Excel or plot marked with whole

recycling? Canva to numbers and fractions;
create a graph ISTE/NETS for Teachers:
to represent 5. Engage in professional growth and
data gathered leadership
through the c. Evaluate and reflect on
week of current research and
recycling. professional practice on a
regular basis to make effective
use of existing and emerging
digital tools and resources in
support of student learning
ISTE/NETS for students:
3. Research and information fluency
d. Process data and report
results
Students will be read the Students will Teacher will Students 110.6. English Language Arts and
book Why should I have the evaluate if will turn Reading Grade 4
recycle? by Jen Green. opportunity to the student in book (b) Knowledge and skills.
After this, students will use the has via link to
create a story on how computers to incorporated the (7) Response skills: listening,
they will help recycle. do individual the things website speaking, reading, writing, and
They will present their research on they have and these thinking using multiple texts.
What can story to the class. the topic. learned into links will The student responds to an
you do to They can their book. be increasingly challenging
help search It must uploaded variety of sources that are read,
English
heard, or viewed. The student
Language recycle? different ways include how to the
How can they can help students class is expected to:
Arts
you the will help by website
recycle? environment. reusing, for
 Content or Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:
Subject Area Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance
(Must include at Scale Portfolio Indicators for Teachers and Students
least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)

reducing parents to (A) describe personal

Once students and read. connections to a variety
have recycling of sources, including
conducted self-selected texts;
their research
they can ISTE/NETS for Teachers:
create book 1. Facilitate and inspire student
using learning
Storybird and creativity
with the same b. Engage students in exploring
main idea. real-world issues and solving
authentic problems using
digital tools and resources
ISTE/Nets for Students:
1. Creativity and innovation
b. Create original works as a
means of personal or group
expression