GRADE: 4-8 / TIME: About 5 Weeks (LA & Science)
Life Cycle of a Product – Research Passion PROJECT (14 Pages)
This engaging resource guides students through a deep exploration of a product’s life cycle, from raw materials to disposal, through a passion-driven research project.
The included Research Booklet supports students as they investigate each stage of their chosen product’s journey. With structured prompts and guiding questions, students build research skills, analyze environmental impacts, and gain a stronger understanding of sustainability.
Students demonstrate their learning by creating a visual and written project that showcases their findings. The resource also includes clear project criteria, a reflective writing piece, and assessment tools - including rubrics and student-friendly checklists to ensure success and authentic evaluation.
Designed for upper elementary to middle school, this resource promotes inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, and environmental awareness.
TIP: This package has also been successfully adapted for Grade 3 using videos, role-playing, picture books, debates, and rich discussions. There are endless ways to make this project accessible and engaging for all learners. My students loved it!
The Life Story of a Product – Storyboard for Students (6 Pages)
Bring creativity and critical thinking together! In this engaging and student-friendly booklet, learners will personify a common product and write its life story ~ tracing its journey from raw materials to production, usage, and eventual disposal or recycling. At each stage, students are guided with clear, structured prompts to support their thinking and storytelling.
What’s included:
A section to choose and brainstorm a meaningful product
A life cycle planning table
A built-in storyboard for organizing story ideas
First draft writing pages
Peer feedback section
Teacher and self-assessment checklist
Students will explore sustainability while building writing, creativity, and organization skills. Whether they write a story or comic, the end product is both fun and informative. I completed this project with my Grade 3 students. It took plenty of scaffolding, but the results were impressive and rewarding. They were super excited throughout the whole process and proud of their final work!
Tip: Consider photocopying an extra draft writing booklet and storyboard page. My students had great suggestions for one another, during peer feedback sessions and share out louds along the way, and were eager to revise both their writing and illustrations. Adjust and adapt the materials to best fit your classroom needs. You’ll find what works for you!
GRADE: 4-8 / TIME: About 5 Weeks (LA & Science)
Life Cycle of a Product – Research Passion PROJECT (14 Pages)
This engaging resource guides students through a deep exploration of a product’s life cycle, from raw materials to disposal, through a passion-driven research project.
The included Research Booklet supports students as they investigate each stage of their chosen product’s journey. With structured prompts and guiding questions, students build research skills, analyze environmental impacts, and gain a stronger understanding of sustainability.
Students demonstrate their learning by creating a visual and written project that showcases their findings. The resource also includes clear project criteria, a reflective writing piece, and assessment tools - including rubrics and student-friendly checklists to ensure success and authentic evaluation.
Designed for upper elementary to middle school, this resource promotes inquiry-based learning, critical thinking, and environmental awareness.
TIP: This package has also been successfully adapted for Grade 3 using videos, role-playing, picture books, debates, and rich discussions. There are endless ways to make this project accessible and engaging for all learners. My students loved it!
The Life Story of a Product – Storyboard for Students (6 Pages)
Bring creativity and critical thinking together! In this engaging and student-friendly booklet, learners will personify a common product and write its life story ~ tracing its journey from raw materials to production, usage, and eventual disposal or recycling. At each stage, students are guided with clear, structured prompts to support their thinking and storytelling.
What’s included:
A section to choose and brainstorm a meaningful product
A life cycle planning table
A built-in storyboard for organizing story ideas
First draft writing pages
Peer feedback section
Teacher and self-assessment checklist
Students will explore sustainability while building writing, creativity, and organization skills. Whether they write a story or comic, the end product is both fun and informative. I completed this project with my Grade 3 students. It took plenty of scaffolding, but the results were impressive and rewarding. They were super excited throughout the whole process and proud of their final work!
Tip: Consider photocopying an extra draft writing booklet and storyboard page. My students had great suggestions for one another, during peer feedback sessions and share out louds along the way, and were eager to revise both their writing and illustrations. Adjust and adapt the materials to best fit your classroom needs. You’ll find what works for you!
