“Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow” (“Action”) is an award-winning, interdisciplinary, activity-based curriculum supplement that provides an introduction to solid waste, recycling and composting to kindergarten through twelfth-grade students. It is the centerpiece of the Take Action SC Partnership.
“Action” was developed by teachers and DES Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling in conjunction with the S.C. Department of Education in 1993. It features lessons correlated to South Carolina’s science standards that include state- specific information when possible.
- The curriculum supplement is available to teachers at no cost who attend a teacher workshop.
- Classroom presentations are available at no cost for second grade, fifth grade, seventh grade, and high school students.
- Virtual classroom presentations also are available at no cost for grades K-12.
Select the lesson below to watch associated YouTube videos, print student handouts, and view additional resources from the Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow Curriculum Supplement.
- Natural or Not
- Depleting Our Resources
- When They’re Gone, They’re Gone
- Household Waste: Is it Hazardous?
- I Spy Garbage
- Population & Garbage
- Learning About Landfills
- My Bag
- Closing the Loop
- The Economics of Recycling: A Valuable Lesson
- Be Battery Smart
- Healthy Soil
- Composting: Recycling Naturally
- Reducing Wasted Food
- Every Piece of Litter Counts
- All Wrapped Up
- Get Current on Energy
- Recycling: It’s an Energy Issue
- Water Quality & Ecosystems
- Oil & Water Don’t Mix
- Up in the Air
- Today’s Forecast
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