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The Quest for Less: Activities and Resources for Teaching K-8

The Quest for Less provides hands-on lessons and activities, enrichment ideas, journal writing assignments, and other educational tools related to preventing and reusing waste. This large document includes factsheets, activities, and teaching notes for 6-8^th grade teachers.

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Table of Contents (PDF)(2 pp, 304 K)
The Quest for Less: Activities and Resources (PDF)(238 pp, 20 MB)