Visy Education - Bottled a Better Way

SecondaryYear 7 - 8ScienceChemistryEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students will examine the risk of contamination in closed-loop recycling systems. They will compare closed-loop plastic production with making plastic using raw materials and will consider the energy and water consumption and waste production in both systems. Students will create a 3D model of a closed-loop system.

Learning intentions

Students will:

understand the concept of closing the recycling loop
recognise why that contamination is a risk to successful closed-loop systems.

Success criteria

Students can:

create a model to represent and compare the lifecycles of plastic bottles made from nonrecycled materials with bottles made from recycled materials
communicate the value of closing the recycling loop.

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Lesson Details

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Visy Education - Bottled a Better Way

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

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