Part of Lesson Plan: Which Waste goes Where?

Activity Overview / Details

Give each student a plastic bucket.  Set out an assortment of wastes on a table. Place 3 types of waste containers in each group's area: regular trash, biohazard bag and sharps container.

Examples could be tongue depressor, urine test strip, pregnancy test, gloves, paper from a tray, blood soaked guaze, (I use artificail blood from a Halloween store, but red paint or marker, or jello works well for blood),  vaginal speculum, thermometer probe etc.

Each student  takes 5 waste items from the assortment of wastes laid out on a table. She or he puts all their samples into their bucket.

Trade their bucket with another student and put the contents into a  correct waste container in thier group.

Groups trade containers and check  if it was done correctly

Sign on the other student's  workbook if it was correct

Teacher is available to observe and answer questions.