Inspiring Behaviour Change

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• communication
• global citizenship
• ethical understanding
• community engagement
• reflection.

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

HASS & Visual Arts:

Students will:

• explore where, why and how visual arts are created and/or presented across cultures, times, places and/or other contexts (AC9AVA4E01).
• propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions (AC9HS3S06).
• learn about sustainable use and management of renewable and non-renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Place (AC9HS4K06).

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Responsibility

Syllabus outcomes: VAS2.3, VAS2.4, ST2-7MW-T

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Relevant parts of Year 3 & 4 achievement standards:
Students describe the causes, effects and contributions of people to change. Students propose actions or responses. They describe where, why and how visual artists create artworks across contexts.

Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - facilitate class discussion and guide planning and theme creation.

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

• Target 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

• Behaviour Change Media visual explainer 
• Device to show online videos to the class
• Student worksheet (one copy per student)

This activity has been developed in partnership with MobileMuster.

MobileMuster is the product stewardship program of the mobile phone industry and is accredited by the federal government. It is voluntarily funded by all of the major handset manufacturers and network carriers to provide a free mobile phone recycling program in Australia to the highest environmental standard. The program is committed to raising awareness and educating the community on why it is important to recycle.

Create Change That Lasts

Quick summary: This course explores how to make a change initiative last longer - in your classroom, service, school or organisation.