The Trouble with Trash!

Welcome to The Trouble with Trash!

Welcome to the second year of the Trouble with Trash program for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students. This new program pilot has been made possible thanks to generous support from the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation.

If you have any questions about the program, feel free to contact Erick Valdez, Education Manager, by emailing erick@crystalcove.org.

The Trouble with Trash Classroom Program

Program Overview

• Trouble with Trash Teacher Guide

Module 1: What is the Problem?

• Module 1 Lesson Guide
• Science Notebook
  • Module 1 Science Notebook with lines
  • Module 1 Science Notebook without lines
• Launch:  
  • Welcome to The Trouble with Trash! Slideshow

• Explore
  • Option 1: Virtual Hike Through Crystal Cove’s Historic District on Thinglink
  • Option 2: In Person or Video Field Trip – Contact erick@crystalcove.org to book.

• Connect
  • Option 1: In One Tidepool by Anthony B. Fredericks
    • In One Tidepool YouTube Reading
    • In One Tidepool Discussion Slideshow
  • Option 2: The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord
    • The Mess That We Made YouTube Reading
    • The Mess That We Made Discussion Slideshow

• Create & Share: 
  • Option 1: Making a Crab Slideshow and Making a Crab Coloring Page
  • Option 2 with a Big Buddy: Making a Crab Origami Puppet Slideshow
• Reflect: 
  • Reflect Slideshow

Module 2: Who Cares About Solving the Problem?

• Module 2 Lesson Guide
• Science Notebook
  • Module 2 Science Notebook with lines
  • Module 2 Science Notebook without lines

• Launch: 
  • Who Cares About Solving the Problem? Slideshow
  • Who Cares About Solving the Problem? Interviews on Thinglink

• Explore:
  • Option 1: How Does Trash Affect Ocean Animals? Slideshow
  • Option 2: Why Does Our Community Care About Trash? Slideshow

• Connect: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
  • We Are Water Protectors YouTube Reading
  • We Are Water Protectors Slideshow

• Create & Share:
  • Option 1: Painting with Watercolors Slideshow
    • Painting with Watercolors Worksheet Packet
  • Option 2 with a Big Buddy: Writing a Haiku Slideshow
    • Writing a Haiku Worksheet Packet Lined
    • Writing a Haiku Worksheet Packet Unlined
• Reflect:
  • Reflect Slideshow

Module 3: What Is Causing the Problem?

• Module 3 Lesson Guide
• Science Notebook
  • Module 3 Notebook with lines
  • Module 3 Notebook without lines

• Launch: Making Predictions About Trash Slideshow

• Explore:
  • Option 1: How Does Trash End Up on the Beach? Slideshow
  • Option 2: What Happens in a Watershed? Slideshow and Watershed Activity Cards
  • Option 3: Let’s Build a Watershed! Slideshow
  • Option 4: Watershed Walk Slideshow
• Connect: All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper
  • All the Way to the Ocean Youtube Reading
  • All the Way to the Ocean Slideshow
• Create & Share:
  • Option 1: Designing an Interpretive Dance Slideshow
  • Option 2 with a Big Buddy: Storytelling with Kamishibai Slideshow
    • Kamishibai Worksheet
• Reflect:
  • Reflect Slideshow

Module 4: What are the seen and unseen effects of the problem?

• Module 4 Lesson Guide
• Science Notebook
  • Module 4 Notebook with lines (Kindergarten)
  • Module 4 Notebook with lines (First Grade)
  • Module 4 Notebook with lines (Second Grade)
• Launch: Launch Slideshow

• Explore:
  • Option 1: What Types of Trash Can We Find on the Beach? Slideshow
  • Option 2: Field trip to Crystal Cove! – Contact erick@crystalcove.org to book.
• Connect: Little Turtle and the Changing Sea by Becky Davies
  • Little Turtle and the Changing Sea Youtube Reading
  • Little Turtle and the Changing Sea Discussion Slideshow
• Create & Share:
  • Option 1: Creating a Food Chain Mobile Slideshow and Food Chain cards 
  • Option 2 with a Big Buddy: Creating a Food Chain Craft Slideshow and Food Chain Craft worksheet
• Reflect:
  • Reflect Slideshow

Module 5: How Can We Solve the Problem?

• Module 5 Lesson Guide
• Science Notebook
  • Module 5 Science Notebook with lines
  • Module 5 Science Notebook without lines 
• Launch: How Can We Help Solve the Problem? Slideshow

• Explore:
  • Option 1: Designing a Tool Slideshow
  • Option 2: Making a PSA Slideshow
  • Option 3: Planning a Trash Clean Up Slideshow
• Connect: Zaynab the Great and the Giant Plastic Monster by Suzie Hicks
  • Zaynab the Great and the Giant Plastic Monster Youtube Reading
  • Zaynab the Great and the Giant Plastic Monster Slideshow
• Reflect:
  • Reflect Slideshow