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Down with waste home challenge

Lesson8 of 11 in this unit

SecondaryYear 7 - 8EnglishScience

Lesson Summary

Students are challenged to reduce the amount of rubbish their family sends to landfill. This is primarily a homework activity.

Learning intentions

Students will:

understand that a family can reduce the amount of rubbish they send to landfill through the 3Rs+C
recognise that there are many environmental and social benefits of recycling and composting
learn that there are many environmental benefits of cutting the rubbish that is sent to landfill (especially as it will reduce the amount of methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas, from being formed in the landfill)

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