1. Oh no! There is too much trash!
Created by Miss Crupi
P.S. 194M

2. Look at the pictures. Think about what you see.
Turn and talk to your buddy. You will do a “Timed Paired Share.” Partner A will start.
You each will have 30 seconds.
Use the sentence frame “I see _____.”

3. Steps to the Public Policy Analysis
Define the Problem
Gather the Evidence
Identify Causes
Examine Existing Policy
Develop Solutions
Select the Best Solution
A public policy analysis helps makes laws!
Today we will complete step 1. We will tell what the problem is.

4. Let’s take a look at those pictures again!
Do you think there is a problem with these pictures?

5. Let’s define the problem!
- We make way too much garbage!
- The amount of things we buy and throw away is becoming a problem
- We are running out of space to throw out all that garbage.
- We make about 4.5 pounds of garage every day.
- The United States makes more garbage than any other country on the planet
- So as landfills keep filling up, people will have to find more places for all that trash.

6. Click to watch the video below: Journey into a Landfill

7. Review What’s the problem?
There is too much _________ in our ____________.
trash
landfills