All Wrapped Up

In this activity you will investigate the types of packaging used in your lunch and identify them as reusable or not. Make sure you have a typical packed lunch with you!

Read

Review the terms reduce, reuse and recycle in the poster:

Sort

Open your lunch and examine the packaging of each item. Sort the items into reusable, not reusable or unsure. Count how many are in each category.  

Watch

Sort

Look at each item in your lunch again. How can you reduce the number of not reusable / unsure items?

Take the quiz

Make a Poster

Make a poster that encourages people to use less packaging in their lunches. Take a picture and submit it to your teacher.

Extra resources Reduce Reuse Recycle