War On Waste - Solving School Waste Problems

Australian curriculum content descriptions: 

Foundation HASS:

• Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI009)

Year 1 HASS:

• Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI026)

Year 2 HASS:

• Reflect on learning to propose how to care for places and sites that are important or significant (ACHASSI042)

Year 3 HASS:

• Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions (ACHASSI060)

Syllabus outcomes: GEe-2, GE1-3, GE2-4

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.9

Relevant parts of Foundation HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for a familiar place

Relevant parts of Year 1 HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways they can care for places

Relevant parts of Year 2 HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest ways to care for places and sites of significance

Relevant parts of Year 3 HASS achievement standards: Students reflect on their learning to suggest individual action in response to an issue or challenge

This lesson is part of the wider unit of work: War On Waste – Foundation to Year 3.

Time required: 140+ mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – lead students in developing ideas for action, plan details of action for students, oversee implementation of action

• Device capable of presenting an online clip to the class
• Device capable of taking photos, such as an iPad or camera
• Other materials will depend on individual project needs
• Project Planning Guide
• Project Checklist

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

• Communication
• Community engagement
• Creativity
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration
• Problem solving

Cool Australia’s War On Waste lessons have been developed in partnership with Lune Media and with support from the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network. These lessons have been designed to lead students through a deeper understanding of some of the big issues relating to waste in Australia and to support them to take action to reduce the impact of waste on our environment.