Teaching Sequence

Work through this resource material in the following sequence:

20 minutes

Tune In: What is MobileMuster?

15 minutes

Find Out: How do we inspire change?

20 minutes

Take Action: Let's make change!

5 minutes

Reflection

Learning intentions:

Students will...

be able to examine behaviour change media and identify characteristic features used to convey the message
propose their own theme for tackling behaviour change.

Success criteria:

Students can...

create a theme for behaviour change media based on their previous elevator pitches
identify elements of artworks used to communicate ideas.

Tune In: What is MobileMuster?

Note: If you have completed the introductory lesson with your class, you can skip 'Tune in' and move straight to 'Find out'.

Step 1

Show the following clips to the class as an introduction to the topic of mobile phone recycling:

MobileMuster - The Recycling Journey (vimeo.com/265126143)

MobileMuster - The Benefits of Recycling Your Phone (vimeo.com/265126147)

Step 2

Invite students to reflect on mobile phone recycling by participating in a class discussion around the following questions:

What is mobile phone recycling?
Why is mobile phone recycling important?
What are some reasons people don’t recycle their mobile phones?

Step 3

Share the following information with students (also available on the Student Worksheet):

According to the United Nations, all the countries in the world combined generated a staggering 44.7 million tonnes or an equivalent of 6.1 kilograms per inhabitant of e-waste annually. Only 20% of e-waste is reported to be collected and recycled globally.
Mobile phone recycling is free and easy, with over 3,500 public drop-off locations across Australia.
Over 99% of the resources in mobile phones can be recovered and returned to the supply chain to go back into making new products.
Recycling 50,000 mobiles saves 99 tonnes of mineral resources and 19 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
Approximately 25 million unused mobile phones are hidden in our drawers and cupboards across Australia. Of those, 5 million are broken and no longer working.
Only one in three Australians have ever recycled a mobile phone.

Reference: mobilemuster.com.au

Step 4

Invite students to take a moment to read and share their thoughts about these facts:

What is surprising?
What is interesting?
What do you want to know more about?

Step 5

Now, explain to students that many people want to do the right thing but have a range of reasons for not recycling their phones. Share the following list of reasons with students, explaining that these reasons come from MobileMuster, who undertook research into why people weren’t recycling their phones (also available on the Student Worksheet):

Mobile phones aren’t recycled because people...

are keeping old phones as spares for backup in case current phones stop working or get broken
haven't got around to recycling them yet
might have old phones that are still working or might have information on them that people still need
aren’t sure what to do with them
are concerned someone might access the data
- Hot tip: Clarify the meaning of data with students. Suggested definition: Data is information about yourself or other people that is stored on your phone. It includes things like your or other people's names, phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, bank details and photos.
don't know where to recycle them
didn't think of recycling their phone, or they forgot about it
didn't know you could recycle mobile phones
want to give it to their friends or family
are keeping the phone for their kids.

You might like to print out the Barriers to Mobile Phone Recycling information sheet and put it somewhere the students can refer to.

Step 6

Invite students to work in pairs to read through and discuss these barriers, using the following questions to guide their discussion (also available on the Student Worksheet):

What do you think about these reasons?
What emotions would you attribute to these reasons? (E.g. If you’re concerned about someone accessing your data, maybe you are afraid). Select one reason to analyse.
How would you encourage someone with one of these reasons to recycle their phone? Select two or three reasons and discuss them with your partner.

Allow students time to discuss their ideas.

Find Out: How do we inspire change?

Step 1

Last lesson, we looked at creating behaviour change and behaviour change models.

Note: if needed, revisit this video:

The Elephant, The Rider, and The Path (youtube.com/watch?v=X9KP8uiGZTs)

What does the rider represent?
What does the elephant represent?
What three things do you need to do to get behaviour change to happen?

Step 2

Now we will look at some real examples of behaviour change media. Using our Behaviour Change Media visual explainer, show students the range of different media and ask them the following questions for each piece:

What does the artist want you to do or know?
What catches your attention first?
What do you like about this artwork?

Note: The slide deck has three sections, one for each media option for the Mobile Muster Schools Competition (Drawing, Photography, Short Film). Depending on time and your students, you may choose to focus on one media type.

Take Action: Let's make change!

Step 1

Let’s revisit our Elevator Pitches from the last lesson (See MobileMuster - Changing Behaviour - Years 5 & 6). You can access the elevator pitch worksheet here). We will extrapolate your elevator pitch into a theme and a call-to-action for your artwork. Students will need to answer three questions based on their elevator pitch.

Here is an example:

My topic is: (3-5 words)

My topic is where to recycle mobile phones.

More specifically, my artwork is about (sentence).

More specifically, my artwork is about teaching people that you can recycle your mobile phone at my school.

After looking at my artwork, I want people to understand that (sentence).

After looking at my artwork, I want people to understand that you can bring your mobile phone to my school, and we will safely recycle it.

The answer to that last question is an interpretive theme that students can use to guide the creation of their artwork.

Step 2

Next, students need to create a ‘call-to-action’ to inspire recycling action in line with their theme. A good call to action sticks in your head! Students may want to use rhyme or alliteration. Sometimes cheesy lines work the best: If you want to be cool, bring your old phone to school! Anything that gets a reaction, whether it's a chuckle or a groan, is a winner.

Step 3

Now students need to start planning their artwork. Will they do a drawing, take a photograph, or create a short film? What elements will they use to convey their message? Use the ‘Creating Quality Content’ factsheets to inspire students.

Students will use this planning in the next lesson (Designing for Behaviour Change - Years 5 & 6) to create their entry for the MobileMuster Schools Competition.

Reflection

Ask students:

Why do we want to inspire behaviour change?

Note: This could be completed as an exit slip activity.

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