Cockrill Middle School Recycle Club Facilitator: Mrs

Cockrill Middle School Recycle Club
Facilitator: Mrs. Wilson
Club Leaders: Preston Bowers, Kaylei
Shramm
CMS Recycle Club:
Educators of Energy!
This year, our club focused on
educating other kids, our
community, and our families on
the importance of learning about
our natural renewable resources,
conserving energy, and
encouraging one another to make
a positive impact in the fight to
help mother Earth!
Activity 1: Energy Carnival
Energy Content Activities:
Demonstrated to
elementary students through fun and simple games
the importance and value of renewable energies, the
advantages and disadvantages of renewable
energies, and what we can do to conserve energy at
home.
Student Leadership:
3 groups of middle
school students lead different energy game
stations. Each game station was set up and
directed by that group. All materials for each
station were prepared by the student group.
Resources:
NEED Energy Carnival
Energy Carnival
Activity 2: Recycling!
Energy Content Activities:
Our club recycles
because we want to reduce landfill build-up, reduce our
reliance on fossil fuels, and create an atmosphere were
kids respect their environment. With participation in
recycling from the teachers and students we can help
change the impact our community has on our natural
world.
Student Leadership:
Our club promotes and
encourages others to recycle. During our yearly pep rally,
our club members put together a presentation for the
teaching staff and student body that explains the benefits
of recycling and what items can and cannot be recycled.
Resources:
Collaboration with IESI Progressive Waste
Solutions and the City of McKinney; Progressive Waste
Solutions Recycling Guide
We love
recycling!
Playing Energy Bingo
Activity 3: Scrapbooking
Energy Resources
Energy Content Activities:
Students
researched the pros and cons of each of the
renewable and nonrenewable resources, our
reliability on each resource, and the impacts of
using them in our society today.
Students Leadership:
Each student group was
responsible for collecting research for their
assigned resource using the NEED Energy
InfoBooks and website to put their scrapbooks
together.
Resources:
NEED Intermediate Energy Infobook,
NEED Energy Website
Scrapbooking
using our NEED
Energy Infobooks!
Activity 4: Social
Media
Energy Content Activities:
Through social media, students
display the importance of
recycling, conserving energy, and
being eco-friendly.
Student Leadership:
Students are responsible for
keeping the pages updated and
keeping others informed. Social
media allows us to reach out to a
large number of other kids our
own age, and others outside of our
community.
Resources:
Twitter, FaceBook, and Instagram.
— 
. Our Facebook Page!
Recognized by eCycle Best
Green Blog
Activity 5: Energy Debate
Energy Content Activities:
We discussed the impacts of using renewable and nonrenewable resources on our ecosystem and economy. Our
arguments were put together using data from the NEED
website, government websites, and our NEED Energy
Infobooks.
Student Leadership:
Students were responsible for guiding the conversation and
being respectful of other students opinions while engaging
in arguments. Recycle club members were facilitators of the
debate.
Resources:
NEED Intermediate Energy Infobook
Debating Over Ice Cream…
Activity 6: Energy Transformation
Stations
Energy Content Activities:
Students learned about energy transformations and the Law
of Conservation of Energy while rotating around a number
of stations. Students identified which energy
transformation was occurring and explained how each
transformation conserved energy.
Student Leadership:
Student leaders were responsible for creating the
investigating questions for their assigned station, and
facilitating student learning during the activity.
Resources:
NEED Science of Energy, NEED Energy Kits
Energy Transformation Stations