It would be helpful if each class would bring the following resources on the day:

• Each student is to bring a plastic or cardboard milk carton to decorate and pot up a plant.
• Large clear plastic 2 or 3 litre softdrink bottles are needed to make wormeries.
• It would be appreciated if each class brought with them a collection of old boxes, plastic lids & pieces, cardboard tubes etc. for use in the art session.

9:15am - Arrive at Tinaroo Environmental Education Centre, Black Gully, Tinaroo.

9:15 to 9:40am

Welcome Walk & Talk- Explain boundaries, fire alarm procedure, toilets and eating areas. Give a brief outline of the day's activities based around the concept of 'REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE.' Draw attention to photographic display of local Council Transfer Stations and Refuse Dumps (Atherton Shire, Mareeba Shire and Eacham Shire).

REUSED MILK BOTTLE HUNT: Several plastic Milk Bottles have been reused in various ways and have been placed around the Centre. Students have the task of noticing these milk bottles and keeping the location of these milk bottles a secret from other students. The students are only allowed to tell adults the location of any used milk bottles.

9:40 to 10:00am

Explain the location of the four activities based around the concept of 'REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE'. Give a brief introduction and explanation of each activity.

10:00 to 10:30am

10:30 to 11:00am - Morning Tea

11:00 to 12:30pm

12:30 to 1:00pm

Lunch - Students are encouraged to bring a 'Litter-less lunch' on this day.

(Teachers to discuss ideas as a pre-visit activity. eg food put in containers to be reused instead of wrapped in glad wrap, drinks in containers not poppers, fruit in skins or washable containers not wrapped in glad wrap.)

1:00 to 1:15pm

Discuss noticeboard with sign "How long does litter last?"

Litter Hunt/Emu Parade: Walk along foreshore of Dam searching for and collecting small pieces of plastic litter to be used on mural.

1:15 to 2:15pm

TRASH TRANSFORMERS ART SESSION: The students will have the opportunity to transform various items of rubbish into useful items by applying the concept of REDUCE, REUSE AND RECYCLE.

• CARD MAKING: By reusing old cards, the students will be able to create new Birthday, Thank you and Christmas cards.
• CONSTRUCTION: By reusing old boxes, plastic lids and cardboard tubes, the students will be able to create toys and various other objects.
• COLLAGE OF PLASTIC PIECES: Three signs with the outline of the words REDUCE , REUSE and RECYCLE will be available for the students to glue numerous pieces of plastic onto. These signs will be displayed at the Centre as a reminder to visiting students.
• PAPER PULP SCULPTURE: Students will be able to mould paper pulp into various shapes and forms as they would clay. Some students may wish to make more RECYCLED PAPER.

2:15 to 2:30pm

Reveal the locations around the Centre of the disguised reused milk bottles and Summarise Day.

2:30pm

Depart Centre.