Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; How Long Is It Around?; Introduction: A Throwaway World; Chapter 1: How Much Garbage Do You Produce?; Chapter 2: Heaps of History; Chapter 3: Where Does Trash Go?; Chapter 4: Hazardous Waste; Chapter 5: Reduce; Chapter 6: Reuse; Chapter 7: Recycle; Chapter 8: Rethink; Glossary; Metric Conversions; Resources; Essential Questions; Index
Summary
Where does your trash go when you throw it away? Find out in Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Science Activities for Kids! Middle schoolers will track their trash as it travels from waste basket to its final resting place, whether that's a landfill, compost bin, or a new life as a different product. Essential questions, fun facts, and hands-on STEM experiments make this book a fully immersive learning experience!