Pre & Post EcoTour Activities
K-4th Pre-EcoTour
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Listen to "Hero of the Harbor"
“Hero of the Harbor” is Mr. Trash Wheel’s Theme Song, written by Jonathan Jensen!
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Learn the Lyrics to "Hero of the Harbor"
Learn about what Mr. Trash Wheel does by learning the lyrics to his theme song!
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Color Mr. Trash Wheel
Download Mr. Trash Wheel and Professor Trash Wheel coloring pages!
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Color an Oyster Reef
Learn what animals live in an oyster reef by coloring them!
K-4th Post-EcoTour
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Make Trash Wheel Headbands
Now that you’re part of the trash wheel family, you need googly eyes!
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Play a Trash Wheel Simulation Game
Recall how the trash wheels functions by becoming part of the action!
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Graph Trash Data
Learn/practice how to make a bar graph with Mr. Trash Wheel!
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Do a Schoolyard Cleanup
Take action by cleaning up your school yard and see what types of trash are most commonly littered.
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Build Your Own Trash Wheel
Design your own trash wheel and add a creative twist!
5th grade Pre-EcoTour
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Watch Mr. Trash Wheel's Documentary
Watch “Mr. Trash Wheel,” a Rivers are Life film, and answer comprehension questions & discussion questions.
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Explore your Watershed!
Learn what a watershed is and use links to discover information about your own watershed.
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Listen to "Hero of the Harbor"
“Hero of the Harbor” is Mr. Trash Wheel’s Theme Song, written by Jonathan Jensen!
5th grade Post-EcoTour
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Make Seed Balls
This makes a great action project for your MWEE or just a fun activity to end your unit!
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Do a Schoolyard Cleanup
A schoolyard cleanup and litter audit is a great action project for your MWEE, and can translate well to math and advocacy lessons!
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Save the Bay! Crossword Puzzle
This puzzle uses Save the Bay curriculum & field trip vocabulary - if you need some help, use the word bank version!
6th-12th Pre-EcoTour
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Explore Your Watershed!
Learn what a watershed is and use links to discover information about your own watershed!
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Play the Aquatic Decomposition Game!
Can you guess how long it will take common items to decompose in the Bay? Play this great game from Living Classroom Foundation!
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Discuss Maryland's Styrofoam Ban
Read an article about Maryland’s styrofoam ban and answer questions about it or discuss it with classmates.
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Watch the Healthy Harbor Documentary
Watch the Healthy Harbor Documentary and learn about our work and how it’s impacting the Bay! Then answer some discussion questions.
6th-12th Post-EcoTour
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Save the Bay! Crossword Puzzle
Test your Save the Bay vocab skills with this puzzle, and if you need some help, use the word bank version!
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Do a Personal Plastic Audit
Discover how much plastic you’re actually using by keeping track! Then compare with classmates or the trash wheels, and think about how you can reduce your use.
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Graph Trash Wheel Data
Use real trash wheel data to make a multi-series line graph on excel/google sheets. Then use your line graph to answer questions about trash trends.
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The first trash interceptor of its kind, Mr. Trash Wheel, was invented by environmental scientist and shipbuilder John Kellett and commissioned by the Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore. It was installed in May 2014 at the mouth of the Jones Falls and is operated by Clearwater Mills LLC.
Today Mr. Trash Wheel and his family of semiautonomous trash interceptors have become social media celebrities and Baltimore landmarks thanks to the help of WPB's Adam Lindquist, who added googly eyes and named the invention to help engage the community. This is just the beginning of the Mr. Trash Wheel saga, discover the full history of Mr. Trash Wheel here!