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Education Outreach
Classroom Programs
The District offers numerous
educational programs for your classroom focused on recycling
and composting. Course descriptions, providers, and
pricing follows below. If you are interested in
scheduling any of these programs, please contact the specific
provider listed. If you have questions about our
classroom programs in general, contact
Cher Mohring or (513) 946-7737.
Fantastic Plastic
- NEW
Grades K–12, 45 minutes
Cost to School (with District subsidy): $50 (Retail Cost:
$100)
This hands-on program teaches kids
the rules of recycling plastic. It also covers physical
properties of matter and includes great reuse activity ideas.
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White
or call at (513) 553-2252
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Rotten Science -
NEW
Grades K–12, 45 minutes
Cost to School (with District subsidy): $50 (Retail Cost:
$100)
This program delves deeper into the science of the carbon
cycle and composting. Students will learn that one of the
largest parts of the waste stream can recycle itself!
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White
or call at (513) 553-2252
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Paper Capers -
NEW
Grades K–12, 45 minutes
Cost to School (with District subsidy): $50
(Retail Cost: $100)
Students will learn about the importance of the entire
recycling loop: buy things that can be recycled, recycle them,
purchase goods made from recycled products. They will also
participate in a paper recycling demonstration.
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White
or call at (513) 553-2252
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Taking Charge of
Recycling -
NEW
Grades 6–Adult, 45 minutes
Cost to School (with District subsidy): $50 (Retail Cost:
$100)
Low-income school cost: $10
This program is designed for middle and high
school students and adults who want to bring recycling to
their schools, homes, churches and other community areas.
Attendees will learn how to calculate benefits/costs, the
infrastructure of recycling programs, and the way that
recycling helps us do our “civic duty.” Many math, science and
social studies standards are covered in this program.
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White
or call at (513) 553-2252
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Recycling Math Challenge
Grades 3–8, 45 minutes
Cost to School (with
District subsidy): $50
(Retail Cost: $100)
Low-income school cost:
$10
Students will
participate in word games involving facts and figures about
recycling. If your school or community recycles, they will
determine the environmental benefits of your program so the
information can be shared with the campus and neighbors. This
program has great science and social studies connections.
Teachers will receive instructions for making a “Recycling
Rules – Trees of Life” bulletin board that will enlighten and
inspire the entire school.
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White or call at (513) 553-2252
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R’s for Life!!! (With Live
“Spokes-Animals”)
Grades K-8, 45 minutes
Cost to School (with
District subsidy): $50
(Retail Cost: $100)
Low-income school cost:
$10
Teach your students about
reducing, reusing, and recycling (3 R’s) while reinforcing
academic content standards at the same time! R’s For Life is a
fun, fast-paced show that will leave kids with a new
understanding of the impact they have on our local environment
and their futures. This program focuses on empowering and
inspiring kids to be a part of the solution and features any
great reuse projects and experiments! (This program is also
available as an assembly; see the “Assemblies” section of the
newsletter for a full description.)
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White or call at (513) 553-2252
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Paper Recycling
Grades K-Adult, 45
minutes
Cost to School (with
District subsidy): $50
(Retail Cost: $100)
Low-income school cost:
$10
A discussion on the history
of paper is followed by making recycled paper. The
presentation details the various grades of paper, as they
relate to the economic value and properties for recycling.
Three paper recycling stations are set up to make recycled
paper from office paper, newspaper, and brown bags, allowing
for a comparison between the various grades of paper.
Provider: Crystal
Clear Science
Contact: Email
Michelle White or call at (513) 553-2252
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Recycling: Where Does Our Garbage
Go? Puppet Show
Grades Pre K–4, 30 to 45
minutes
Cost to School (with
District subsidy): $42.50
(Retail cost: $85)
Low income school cost:
$10
Students will watch a brief puppet
show about recycling, make recycled paper, sing songs about
recycling, and much more!
Provider: Mother's
Nature
Contact: Email
Jane Gonzales or call at (513) 697-8826
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Composting: Let it Rot
Grades Pre 1–4, 45
minutes
Cost to School (with
District subsidy): $42.50
(Retail cost: $85)
Low income school cost:
$10
A brief discussion of
exactly what makes great compost leads students into
role-playing the various components of a compost pile. They
must deduce what processes need to occur in order for them to
remain a viable “microhabitat.” Then, working in small groups,
they “dissect” compost, sorting, classifying, and charting
what they find. A rousing chorus of Dirt Made My Lunch
helps reinforce that composting is important for everyone.
Provider: Mother's
Nature
Contact: Email
Jane Gonzales or call at (513) 697-8826
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School Recycling Rocks!
Grades 3–12, 45 minutes
Cost: FREE
Is your student
council or ecology club interested in starting a recycling
program at your school? School Recycling Rocks! presents
local recycling options, ideas for school recycling plans and
program maintenance, and ways to increase participation.
Provider: Hamilton
County Solid Waste Management District
Contact: Email
Cher Mohring or call at (513) 946-7737
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Composting 101
Grades K–8, 45 minutes
Cost: FREE
Learn the
fundamentals of backyard composting. It’s an easy and
effective way to keep organics in the environment and out of
the landfill.
Provider: Hamilton
County Solid Waste Management District
Contact: Email
Cher Mohring or call at (513) 946-7737
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Community Recycling
Grades 3–Adult, 45
minutes
Cost: FREE
Participating in community
recycling programs is easier than you think. Students will
learn the why, what, and how of recycling programs available
in their communities.
Provider: Hamilton
County Solid Waste Management District
Contact: Email
Cher Mohring or call at (513) 946-7737
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