Yucky, Gross, Discarded

Worksheet Description

The “Yucky, Gross, Discarded” scavenger hunt worksheet provides a quirky and fun activity for students to engage with their daily environment in a playful yet educational manner. The worksheet, adorned with an illustration of a trash can character, prompts students to be on the lookout for various unpleasant or unwanted items they might come across. Each student can write their name at the top of the page, personalizing their scavenger hunt experience. The task is to find and check off items from a list that includes something rotten, something sticky, litter, a stain, a spill, something gooey, something stinky, mud, and a food they don’t like.

The objective of the worksheet is for students to identify and acknowledge common occurrences of waste or messiness in their surroundings, fostering a sense of environmental awareness and personal responsibility. For each item found, students have the option to draw or describe the object in the corresponding box, which encourages observation and creative expression. This can also be an opportunity to discuss the importance of cleanliness, proper waste disposal, and the impact of littering on our planet. Through this activity, students learn to recognize the significance of maintaining a clean environment while enjoying the process of discovery and documentation.