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War On Waste - Plastic Straws And Our Environment
Lesson5 of 13 in this unit
PrimaryYear 3 - 6ScienceHumanities and Social SciencesGeographyEnvironmentalSustainabilityEconomicDesign Thinking
Lesson Summary
Students explore the impact of plastic straws on marine animals. They begin by sharing what they already know about single-use plastics, straws and our environment. They then explore the impacts of straws on marine animals in detail. Students work collaboratively to create a communication piece to share with their school or local community, the aim of which is to provide their community with reasons for not using plastic straws as well as information about alternatives to plastic straws.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand what single-use plastics are
- understand that straws are one kind of single-use plastic that has a big impact on our environment
- understand that they can drive positive change for our environment.
Success criteria
Students can:
- participate in class discussions
- work collaboratively or individually
- conduct a survey and analyse results to propose solutions to a real-world problem (optional)
- conduct and share research with an audience (optional)
- express and share thoughts and feelings about a real-world environmental issue through art (optional).
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