Down with Waste

PrimaryYear 3 - 4EnglishEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students will identify and try to solve a waste problem in their classroom. They will identify waste problems and solutions using a T-chart before summarising these in writing. Students will work collaboratively to develop ideas for creating less waste and will record these in a new T-chart.

Learning intentions

Students will:

identify waste management issues
use summarising skills to sort key information.

Success criteria

Students can:

summarise problems and solutions to waste management issues
collaborate to develop a plan to reduce the amount of solid waste created in the classroom.

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Lesson Details

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Down with Waste

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

Skills

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Resources Required

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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