Educators can schedule a classroom lesson with BRING (available in Lane County only) or download a lesson plan for self-guided instruction to help students investigate the waste management hierarchy, gain insights into product lifecycles, and discover practical ways to employ the “Six Rs” in their daily lives. Students are equipped to make informed choices that benefit themselves and the planet’s well-being.

Ready to schedule? Email educator@bringrecycling.org to get started.

Students discover how our food goes from being grown on a farm to being served on our plates and where it goes if we don’t eat it. In exploring the lifecycle of food from production to disposal, this lesson demonstrates how food waste can negatively impact our environment and what they can do to fight it. Students will gain a deeper appreciation for reducing food waste at home and at school.

Educators can schedule a classroom lesson with BRING (available in Lane County only) to help students explore a natural recycling process known as vermicomposting. Using the book “Diary of a Worm” as their guide, learners discover the essential role played by worms in decomposing organic materials and transforming them into valuable nutrients that nurture new life.

Educators can schedule a classroom lesson with BRING (available in Lane County only) or download a lesson plan for self-guided instruction to help students examine our current “linear economy” to engage with sustainable design and “circular economy” concepts. Students develop an understanding of designing for circularity through real-world examples and explore the “green jobs” market in the growing sector of the “green economy.”

Ready to schedule? Email educator@bringrecycling.org to get started.

Educators can schedule a classroom lesson with BRING (available in Lane County only) or download a lesson plan for self-guided instruction to help students investigate the waste management hierarchy, gain insights into product lifecycles, and discover practical ways to employ the “Six Rs” in their daily lives. Students are equipped to make informed choices that benefit themselves and the planet’s well-being.

Ready to schedule? Email educator@bringrecycling.org to get started.

Educators can schedule a field trip with BRING (available in Lane County only) to visit Short Mountain Landfill, just five miles from Eugene. Worldwide, landfills are the most common form of waste disposal. For Lane County’s garbage, Short Mountain landfill is the final destination for much of our stuff when it doesn’t always have to be. Students learn about the importance of “reduce, reuse and recycle” as it relates to Short Mountain and how to make better choices about what we throw away. Note: Educators outside of Lane County or Lane County educators with scheduling challenges can download the accompanying field trip lesson plan, which includes a link to a “virtual field trip.”

Ready to schedule? Email educator@bringrecycling.org to get started.

Educators can schedule a field trip with BRING (available in Lane County only) to visit Glenwood Transfer Station in Eugene. Transfer stations are vital parts of the waste management system. These facilities help transfer waste from where we generate waste to landfills. Transfer stations provide opportunities to recycle electronics, dispose of hazardous waste, and throw away items that do not fit in curbside roll carts or dumpsters at home. Students on this tour see these scenes and more. Note: Educators outside of Lane County or Lane County educators with scheduling challenges can download the accompanying field trip lesson plan, which includes a link to a “virtual field trip.”

Ready to schedule? Email educator@bringrecycling.org to get started.

Educators can schedule a classroom lesson with BRING (available in Lane County only) or download a lesson plan for self-guided instruction to help students learn about food waste and the vast resources required for food production, developing an understanding of the interconnectedness of the food system and responsible consumption.

Ready to schedule? Email educator@bringrecycling.org to get started.

Students learn how engineers characterize earthquakes through seismic data. Then, acting as engineers, they use real-world seismograph data and a tutorial/simulation accessed through the Earthquakes Living Lab to locate earthquake epicenters via triangulation and determine earthquake magnitudes.

Students learn the concept behind the engineering design of a polymer brush—a coating consisting of polymers “tethered” to a particular surface. Polymer brushes can be used on water filtration membranes as an antifouling coating.