A nationwide call of patriotic participation to the School children of America to organize scrap drives.
Welcome to Get in the Scrap
Inspired by the scrapping efforts of students during World War II, Get in the Scrap is a national service learning project for students in grades 4-8 all about recycling and energy conservation.
Through this program your students will be empowered to positively impact the environment, like students 70 years ago played a positive role on the Home Front in securing victory in WWII.
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How to Get Started
Earn points for your classroom
Each lesson and activity is assigned a point value. When you complete the activity, track your progress on the classroom chart. Your classroom chart has four levels, at increments of 25 points each. As each new level is achieved, your class will be rewarded with a prize.
Share your Progress
After each new level is achieved, share your progress on Twitter with the hashtag #getinthescrap.
Be sure to also tag the Museum (@WWIIEducation).
Get Prizes
We have a network of over 250 schools who have participated in Get in the Scrap! Post along to social media as your classroom completes activities and receive prizes for all of your hard work.
Next deep dive into the activities!
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Get in the Scrap Course Overview
Below are the activities you can choose from to reach your 100 point goal. Some are quick, some take a little longer. There’s something for everyone! Resources are organized by the number of points they’re worth.
8 Point Resources
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Art
Energy Conservation
History
Scrapping
The government produced thousands of posters that encouraged people to join the Army and Navy, not waste food, volunteer their time, and help pay for the war by buying war bonds. Many posters encouraged people to get involved in scrapping efforts. These posters are known as propaganda posters and your students will design their own to decorate the classroom and school.
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Art
Energy Conservation
Saving energy is as easy as flipping a switch! So why do so many of us leave the lights on when we’re not in a room? Let’s fix that problem by making eye-catching switch plates.
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Energy Conservation
Have students conduct a simple home energy audit using the form provided. This will get them focused on a variety of simple ways they can start conserving energy at home. You can also adapt this form to conduct a school audit.
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Energy Conservation
Scrapping
Teamwork
Writing
Learning how to communicate by writing a clear, concise, properly formatted letter can fulfill many curriculum needs. Why not combine your letter-writing lesson with this Get in the Scrap! activity?
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Teamwork
Writing
Many kids don’t feel like they can make a difference in helping the environment. A memory jar will give them the opportunity to record all they do and accomplish.
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Scrapping
Sometimes finding a recycling bin can be a real maze! This is a fun activity that encourages students to be more conscious of where recycling bins are located across their schools and communities.
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Energy Conservation
Scrapping
How much do your students already know about recycling and energy conservation? Test how your students’ knowledge about environmentalism grows throughout the Get in the Scrap! project by using this pre- and post-test.
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Math
Scrapping
Create a Möbius strip — a three-dimensional object with only one side — to reinforce the concept at recycling.
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Energy Conservation
Scrapping
Whether you call them cootie catchers or fortune tellers, this paper origami activity can teach your students about recycling and energy conservation through fun and games.
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Energy Conservation
Scrapping
Writing
Let’s have some fun mixing recycling, energy conservation, parts of speech, and your students’ imaginations. The wackier the better—the stories come out funnier that way.
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History
Math
Scrapping
Schedule a 20-minute Skype session to learn all about scrapping in World War II. Get ready to calculate how much recycled material was collected to make critical supplies for the war effort.
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Art
History
Scrapping
Students will learn about the role of victory gardens in World War II and plant their own vegetable in a tin can that they’ll scrap themselves!
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Art
Math
Scrapping
Students can save loose change while saving the planet when they make individual water-bottle piggy banks. And why not make a big one for the classroom to save up for a well-earned treat?
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As you complete lessons and activities, track your points using your classroom chart and stickers. Share your progress and prizes for your students will be shipped to your school.
- Level 1 (25 Points) Get in the Scrap! silicone bracelets
- Level 2 (50 Points) Get in the Scrap! garden grow stick
- Level 3 (75 Points) Get in the Scrap! wagon ink pen
- Level 4 (100 Points) Get in the Scrap! Recycled lanyard and teacher tote bag
This project is specifically designed for upper elementary and middle school students, grades 4-8.
Get in the Scrap! Is a partnership between The National WWII Museum and the Joe W. and Dorothy Dorsett Brown Foundation Service Learning Program. There is no cost for your class or school to participate.