Welcome to The Trouble with Trash!
We are piloting this new STEM program for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade students with select schools during Spring 2022! This 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
Lesson guides, slideshows, and other online materials for this year’s program will be posted here throughout the spring of of 2022!
Program Overview
- Trouble with Trash Draft Teacher Guide
- Science Notebook with lines (Kindergarten)
- Science Notebook with lines (First Grade)
- Science Notebook with lines (Second Grade)
Module 1: What is the Problem?
- Module 1 Draft Lesson Guide
- Science Notebook
- Launch:
- Explore
- Option 1: Virtual Hike Through Crystal Cove’s Historic District on Thinglink
- Option 2: Video Field Trip – Contact erick@crystalcove.org to book.
- Connect
- Option 1: In One Tidepool by Anthony B. Fredericks
- Option 2: The Mess That We Made by Michelle Lord
- Create & Share:
- Option 1: Making a Crab Origami Puppet Slideshow
- Option 2: Making a Crab Puppet Slideshow and Crab Puppet Printout
- Reflect:
- Reflect Slideshow
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid
Module 2: Who Cares About Solving the Problem?
- Module 2 Draft Lesson Guide
- Science Notebook
- Explore:
- Connect: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
- Create & Share:
- Reflect:
- Reflect Slideshow
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid
Module 3: What Else Do We Need To Know About The Problem?
- Module 3 Draft Lesson Guide
- Science Notebook
- 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: What Types of Trash Can We Find on the Beach? Slideshow
- Field trip to Crystal Cove! – Contact erick@crystalcove.org to book.
- Connect: All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper
- Create & Share:
- Reflect:
- Reflect Slideshow
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid
Module 4: How Can We Solve the Problem?
- Module 4 Draft Lesson Guide
- Science Notebook
- 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
- Reflect:
- Reflect Slideshow
- Share your thoughts with us on Flipgrid!