Lesson summary
Children think about waste and why it doesn’t belong in nature. They will start a journal to observe their local nature and record waste. They can use this information to enlist their local community in a Clean Up event.
Activity intention:
- This activity is designed to introduce children to the idea that natural processes produce no waste. Children use outdoor exploration and nature journaling to connect their ideas about waste in nature and human-made waste.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Skills
This activity is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- curiosity
- empathy
- global citizenship
- problem solving
Curriculum Mapping
Learning Outcome 2:
- Children are connected with and contribute to their world
- 2.4 Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Learning Outcome 4:
- Children are confident and involved learners
- 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
- Target 11.6: By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management
Resources required
- Natural waste bingo sheet
- Blank paper
- Camera (optional)
- Pens/pencils/markers
- Small notebook or paper that can be stapled together to make a journal
Additional info
This lesson was created in partnership with Clean Up Australia and its Education Partner, Unilever Australia – maker of household staples including Dove, Rexona, TRESemmé, Omo, Continental, Hellmann’s and Streets ice creams. Unilever and Clean Up Australia joined forces in 2020 to help inspire and empower Australians to clean up, fix up and conserve our environment. To learn more about the action Unilever is taking to improve the health of the planet, visit Sustainability - Planet & Society | Unilever.
Following this lesson plan is an ideal way for your school to take part in Schools Clean Up Day or a Clean Up on any day of the year. You’ll be joining thousands of amazing teachers in making a difference and creating positive environmental change.
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