Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory
During the exciting visit to Mrs. Grossman's Sticker Factory, students will experience the factory process up close and personal. Students are able to actually walk the factory floor and see the stickers travel through all of the phases of the printing process as well as observe how they are sorted and packaged. There's even a laser cutter that's used to cut fine details into the stickers! Besides being an exciting and engaging experience for the students, this field trip brings to life the concepts from our Social Studies unit on Consumers and Producers. Students will gain firsthand knowledge about how a product is created, manufactured, and prepared for consumers to purchase. Being able to see the manufacturing of a good that many of them consume themselves solidifies and brings home the concept of what it means to be a consumer and producer in their own lives.
Read all about the Mrs. Grossman Sticker Factory Tours at www.mrsgrossmans.com/tours
Social Studies Standards:
2.4 Students understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.
b. Understand the role and interdependence of buyers (consumers) and sellers (producers) of goods and services.
San Rafael Recycling Center
The San Rafael Recycling Center is a part of the Marin Sanitary Service. It is designed to turn recyclable materials into market-ready products. The recyclable materials they collect include waste paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, tin cans, glass bottles, and plastic bottles. Over the past 10 years, the Marin Sanitary Service has increased recycling by 74% in Marin County.
Read all about the San Rafael Recycling Center at http://www.marinsanitary.com/mrc.html
Social Studies Standards:
2.4 Students understand basic economic concepts and their individual roles in the economy and demonstrate basic economic reasoning skills.
3. Understand how limits on resources affect production and consumption (what to produce and what to consume).
Science Standards:
- Earth is made of materials that have distinct properties
and provide resources for human activities. As a basis for understanding
this concept:
- Students know rock, water, plants, and soil provide many resources, including food, fuel, and building materials, that humans use.
Neil Cummins Green Effort:
Students will gain a further reiteration of the importance of recycling and the processes that it takes to reuse materials and resources.