Virginia SOL K.11.b

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The Standard

materials can be recycled

Virginia Standards of Learning for Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students identify common items that can be collected and made into new products. They sort familiar objects by material, such as paper, plastic, glass, and metal.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students correctly place common classroom items into labeled recycling groups. They can explain that recycling turns used materials into something new instead of throwing them away.
Common Misconceptions: Students may think every used item belongs in a recycling bin. They may sort by an object's color or shape instead of the material it is made from.
How to Assess It: Show a clean plastic bottle, paper sheet, and food scrap. Ask students which items could go into a recycling bin and why.

Lesson moves

Give pairs clean containers, paper, and cans to sort into labeled bins for paper, plastic, glass, and metal.
Ask students to draw one used item and the new object it might become after recycling.
Play Recycling Relay, where students carry picture cards to the correct labeled material bin.
Inspect the classroom recycling bin, then make a picture list of items the class uses that can be collected for recycling.

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