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PlasticAwarenessWeekWelcometotheOneMoreGeneration“PlasticAwarenessWeek”program.OurcurriculumwasdevelopedasawaytofurthereducateyourstudentsaboutPlasticandPlasticPollution.

ThefoundersofOneMoreGenerationaretwoenterprisingelementarystudents(Carter,age10.5andhissisterOlivia,age9)whocareaboutourenvironmentandaboutsavingendangeredspecies.Theirgoalwiththisprogramistoeducateandexcitestudentstogetinvolvedwithbeingpartofthesolutiontoourever‐growingplasticpollutionproblem.

The21stcenturyskillsetisstronglyembeddedineachsessionthroughproblemsolving,innovation,criticalthinkingandcontextuallearning.Mediaisdiscussedandanalyzedandstudentscommunicatetheirthoughtswitheachotheraftereachinstructionalsession.Contentisengagingforalllearnersthroughactivelearningstrategiesandtherearespecificopportunitiesforstudentstotakeactionbasedontheirnewknowledge.

Purpose:ThepurposeistoprovidefactualinformationaboutthetypesofplasticpollutionwecreatehereinAmericaandtosuggestsimplechangeseachoneofuscanincorporateintoourdailyliveswhichwillhaveanimmediateimpactonourenvironment.

ProgramObjectives:

• Toprovideenvironmentaleducationwhichisinterdisciplinary;reading,writing,scienceandsocialstudies

• Topresentinformationinabalancedandunbiasedmanner• Toprovidedatathatisrelevanttothestudentswhichhasadirectimpactontheir

lives• Torelatelearningaboutenvironmentaltopicstoreal‐worldissues• Tomakeuseoftheoutdoorsasalearningenvironment• Toinspirecriticalthinkinganddecisionmaking• Tomotivatestudentsandtheirparentstotakeresponsibleaction• Toaidtheschoolindevelopingstudentstobecomelifelonglearners

Outcomes:

• Raisingawarenessandsensitivitytotheenvironmentandenvironmentalchallenges

• Changingattitudestowardstheenvironmentandmotivatingstudentstoseekimprovementopportunitiesthatwillaffectenvironmentalquality

• Fosteringtheskill‐setwhichwillhelpstudentsidentifyandresolveenvironmentalchallenges

• Encouragingparticipationinactivitiesthatleadtotheresolutionoflocalandglobalenvironmentalchallenges

• Fosteringenvironmentalliteracy

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PlasticAwarenessKitContent

TeacherKit:EachTeacherKitincludes:

• TeacherLessonPlanGuide–CompleteTeacherbinderwitheachdayscurriculumlaid‐outforeachdayoftheevent

• 5dailylessonplans• 2ageappropriateEnvironmentalClassroomBooks• 1setof10“AffectsofPlasticPollution”discussionposters• 1PlasticPollutionfact‐sheet• 1Largereusableshoppingbagfortheteacher• SamplepoetryforstudentstohelpmemorizeRecycleNumbers• 1LargelaminatedRecycleSymbolcompletewithbriefdescriptionofwhatthe

recyclenumbersmean• 1two‐sided“WhatDoThoseRecycleNumbersMeanAnyway”factsheetforuse

withlesson.Thefactsheetshouldbereproducedasatake‐homesheetforeachchildandhandedoutonDay‐3

SchoolReceives:Eachschoolwillreceivethefollowingtosupportthe“PlasticAwarenessWeek”program:

• 1DVD:BagIt:isyourlifetooplastic?• 1Aluminum/StainlessSteelWaterBottleforeachchildineachclassroom

participatingintheprogram,handedoutonDay‐1• 1ReusableShoppingBagforeachchildineachclassroomparticipatinginthe

program.ThebagsaretobedecoratedonDay2oftheprogram• 1OMGAccessCodeCardforeachchildandteacherineachclassroomparticipating

intheprogram• 1ParentLettertobecopiedandsenthomeoremailedtoallfamilies• 1copyofasamplePressRelease(optional)

OMGResourceCenter:www.onemoregeneration.org

Eachschoolparticipatinginthe“PlasticAwarenessWeek”programisgrantedaccessto:

• OMGIntroductoryVideo(tobeplayedforallstudentsonDay‐1)• Movietrailerto“bag‐it”movie(tobeshownpriortostartofprogram)• CertificateofCompletion(AccessiblefromtheOMGwebsiteviaaspecialOMG

AccessCode.)• 10WaystoReducingPlasticInYourHome• Informativeenvironmentalvideosandsupportmaterialstohelpfamiliesand

teacherscontinuetheeducation

TheOMG“PlasticAwarenessWeek”programcostsunder$15.00perstudentandincludeseverythingneededtoensureyourstudentsreceivestheeducationthatwillallowthemtomakeanimmediatedifferenceintheirhome,theirschool,andintheircommunity.