What a Waste!-Part 1

Description: This lesson provides an illustrated reading passage that contains the reflections of William Tyson a native Eskimo. Tyson compares the Eskimo culture of yesterday and today. Objectives: Students will explore decomposition rates of different types of materials. Students will recognize that water sinks into the ground, runs off and is reused. Students will recognize that run-off water from a landfill can contaminate the water table.

Author: Martha Gould-Lehe
Series: Earth's Caretakers
Publisher: Bob Isaacson
Publisher Email: isaacson@busboy.sped.ukans.edu
Zip Code: 66045
Created: 07/19/96
Grades: 7, 8, 9
Tribes: Hopi, Ojibwe, Sioux-Lakota, Chippewa, Lummi, Potawatomi, Pasamaquady, Pueblo, Laguna, Seminole, Penobscot, Quileute, Navajo
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Content Areas: Social Studies
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Availability: Four Directions