Grades 5-8 Activities

Activity Document

Mix It Up, Sort It Out

National Science Education Standard(s)
Physical Science 5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions

ReMA Area
Plastics

Activity Document

What's Inside

National Science Education Standard(s)
Science and Technology 5-8: Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
ESS3.C Human Impacts on Earth Systems

ReMA Area
Plastic

Activity Document

CSI

National Science Education Standard(s)
Science and Technology 5-8: Abilities of technological design

 Science and Technology 5-8: Understanding about science/technology

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions Core Idea ETS1: Engineering Design

 Dimension 1: Science and Engineering Practices/Analyzing and Interpreting Data

ReMA Area
All

Activity Document

Back through Time

National Science Education Standard(s)
Physical science 5-8: Transfer of energy

Earth Science 5-8: Earth history

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Core Idea PS3: Energy

Core Idea LS2: Ecosystems, Interactions, Energy and Dynamics

ReMA Area
Plastics

Activity Document

Smash Science

National Science Education Standard(s)
Science and Technology 5-8: Understanding about science/technology

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions Core Idea ETS1: Engineering Design

Dimension 1: Science and Engineering Practices/Analyzing and Interpreting Data

ReMA Area
Ferrous/Non-ferrous Scrap Metals

Activity Document

Can It

National Science Education Standard(s)
Physical Science 5-8: Properties and changes of properties in matter

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Core Idea PS1: Matter and Its Interactions

Dimension 1: Science and Engineering Practices/Analyzing and Interpreting Data

ReMA Area
Ferrous/Non-ferrous Scrap Metals

Activity Document

From A (Away) to Z (Zero)

National Science Education Standard(s)
Science and Technology K-4: Understanding about science/technology 

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Dimension 1: Science and Engineering Practices/Analyzing and Interpreting Data

ReMA Area
Paper
Recovered Fiber
Scrap Textiles

Activity Document

Mapping Scrap

National Science Education Standard(s)
Science and Technology K-4: Understanding about science/technology 

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Dimension 1: Science and Engineering Practices/Developing and Using Models

ReMA Area
All

Activity Document

You Have the Power

National Science Education Standard(s)
Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking 

A Framework for K-12 Science Education
Human Impacts on Earth Systems

Cross Cutting Concepts
Patterns
Cause and Effect