Doorways to Waste

PrimaryYear 3 - 4EnglishReadingDiscussionEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students will look at how waste was managed in Australia before and after colonisation. Students will listen to an audiobook that tells a story of First Nations peoples caring for Country in Lutruwita/Tasmania, and will generate questions about how First Nations peoples might have managed waste. Students will then compare this to how we manage waste now.

Learning intentions

Students will:

understand how First Nations peoples care for Country and use sustainable practices
use questioning skills to identify changes in living

Success criteria

Students can:

use questioning techniques to predict changes in living
identify changes to Australia's waste management practices

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Lesson Details

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Doorways to Waste

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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