ReMA Recycling Collection | Grades K-12
Grades 9-12
Watch this video to learn about how the recycled materials industry provides critical raw material necessary for the everyday items and essential infrastructure we all depend on.
Activities
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We often take the materials in our clothing for granted. We think about color, texture, or the way clothes help us be comfortable in hot or cold weather, but we seldom think about the raw materials needed to make our clothing both practical and stylish. In this activity, you will test and compare the properties of natural, synthetic, and recycled synthetic fabrics... with surprising results.
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In this activity, you will use an Artificial Intelligence (AI) program called Teachable Machine to imagine how AI could accurately identify the correct recycling path for plastic, glass, and metal items from school lunch trays.
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Contamination in the recycling stream can disrupt recycling efforts. In this activity, you will explore contamination in the paper recycling industry, make your own paper, and experiment with contaminants to engineer some solutions to this problem.
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Recycling has benefits for many different stakeholders. In this activity you will represent a citizen supporting a recycling petition and present to the local government.
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Did you know that fantasy sports games are based on the principles of scientific modeling? Discover the processes that drive the games.
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One of the most common minerals on the planet is also one of the most versatile.
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It's not quite as quick as flipping a top, but aluminum is one of the easiest materials to recycle.
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Do you have a magnetic personality? Your car does, too. More than 2/3 of the mass of most cars is made of iron and steel - metals that are magnetic.
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If you are reading this in school, chances are you are looking at either a screen or a sheet of paper. Did you know that before many classrooms used digital tools, the average student used more than 300 pounds of paper a year?
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Every machine has moving parts that move against one another. This friction creates heat, wastes energy, and can cause damage. Lubricants reduce the friction when a machine runs, lowering the temperature and helping protect the parts.
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Look in your refrigerator and pantry. How many products come in glass bottles or jars? Because foods don't dissolve glass, it's a great storage material. It also lasts for a long time.
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Here's a quick trivia question: What part of your car might eventually become jewelry? Read on to learn the answer.
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Picture the attributes of a rubber band or a rubber ball. Did you think stretchy or bouncy? Did you know that the natural version of rubber is called latex? Latex is used in tires that grip the road, and it's what gives elastic that snap.
ChampionsofRecycling
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Meet Brandi Harleaux and learn about the work she does and her career pathway.
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Meet Jennifer Betts and learn about the work she does and her career pathway.
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Meet Barry Wolff and learn about the work he does and his career pathway.
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Meet Nidhi Turakia and learn about the work she does and her career pathway.
Games
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The recycling process is depicted on the ScrapMap™ as a large circle. Each of the circles on this page shows how we can take something old and create a new and useful product. In the United States in 2011, more than 134 million metric tons of scrap metal, paper, plastic, glass, textiles, rubber, and electronics – valued at $100 billion – were manufactured into new products.
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In Scrap Titans, you are an entrepreneur competing to form the most profitable recycled materials business.
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