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Subject: Science: Science and TechnologyLesson Title: How Much Can Be Recycled?Goals/Objectives:• Students explain how technology influences the quality of life.• Students discuss how decisions about the use of products can result in desirable orundesirable consequences.• Students use examples to predict and analyze.• Students recognize that science can only answer some questions and technology canonly solve some human problems.• Students describe examples of scientific advances and emerging technologies andhow they impact society.National Standards met: Science and Technology: 6th-10th GradeMethods/Procedures:• The students and teacher compile a list of objects that accumulate from fans, playersand workers at any NFL game.• Students gather, if possible, concrete examples of listed items.• Students determine which listed objects can be recycled.• A student, through letters, calls and possibly personally, determines which stadiumsrecycle and which items they recycle.• After compiling all three lists, using a mathematical formula, including amount of eachproduct sold, determine the weight of each recyclable item, team’s game and/orseason through extrapolation.SCIENCEMaterials:• Student and teacher created item list• Student list of recyclable objects• Students list of actual recycled items/team or stadium• Attendance figures and products sold or estimates• Access to the Internet• Access to Lions’ website at detroitlions.com• Scales for weighing objectsDetroit Lions Edition 83 Pro Football Hall of Fame Educational Outreach Program