Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
This unit is designed to assist students to identify the issues associated with waste management. In it, they learn about packaging, what can be recycled in their area and how long it takes for rubbish to decompose. Students using reading and comprehension skills to learn about different types of plastics, and then apply their knowledge in a game of "recycling bingo". They learn about consumption issues through the “The Story of Stuff” - a clever and engaging video on the problems associated with what we buy and what we throw away. Finally, they look at their own practises when it comes refusing, reducing, reusing and recycling.
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Waste and recycling overview activity guide and worksheet
Waste and recycling overview slideshow
Recycling decisions activity guide
Recycling decisions slideshow
Plastics and recycling bingo activity guide and worksheets
'How long does rubbish last?' activity guide
The Story of Stuff activity guide and worksheet
'4Rs: Where R U?' activity guide and worksheet
