Resource Extraction
Students will demonstrate how resources are extracted from the earth and determine whether their company can be successful. Students will infer the effects to the land and how to reduce the harmful effects.
Duration: 60-90 minutes

Paper Manufacturing
Students will model a paper manufacturing business to determine what is need to make paper and analyze the costs and benefits of using recycled materials verse primary natural resource.
Duration: 90-120 minutes

Landfill Modeling
Students will learn about best available technologies for landfills and conduct an experiment to determine the effectiveness of different landfill lining materials to contain leachate.
Duration: 60-90 minutes

Learning Outcomes
Grade 4	Math	Science
	3, 4, 5, 8, 24	1, 4, 6, 7, 14
Grade 6	Math	Science
	3	3, 4, 17