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War On Waste - Flipped Classroom - Tuning In To The Issue Of Waste
Lesson1 of 14 in this unit
SecondaryYear 7 - 10Humanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalSustainabilityEconomicDesign Thinking
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students explore the issue of waste and its impact on our environment. Students begin by investigating what waste is and what thoughts and questions they have about waste. Students then analyse recent news articles about waste to broaden their understanding of current issues around waste in Australia. Students then watch clips from War On Waste and examine these clips in terms of the environmental impacts that waste has on terrestrial and marine environments. Finally, students reflect on their learning, focusing on how their initial ideas about waste compare to their ideas at the conclusion of this activity.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand what waste is
- recognise some of the ways waste can harm our environment.
Success criteria
Students can:
- work independently to complete tasks in their own time
- respond to video and written information
- undertake independent online research
- make recommendations and provide justification for their recommendations.
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