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Rescuing Resources

PrimaryYear 5EnglishPersuasive writingMathematicsStatisticsGraphs and dataHumanities and Social SciencesBusiness and EconomicsEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

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These resources are part of the Containers for Change Western Australia suite of resources, created with Western Australia’s Containers for Change.

This Year 5 unit, Rescuing Resources, is designed to 

  • increase awareness of the social and economic impacts of the Containers for Change Western Australia initiative
  • develop vital maths skills in converting between common metric units of measurement
  • give students an opportunity to investigate how graphs and charts can be used to convey information about recycling and make decisions about which graphs to use to represent data
  • introduce learners to a circular economy and its impact on our consumption of natural resources
  • support learners to understand how messaging, visuals and language tools can be used to influence people’s behaviour and create multimodal behaviour change media that promotes participation in Containers for Change
  • improve understanding of how glass is made and develop connections between sand, glass, recycling and circular economy
  • develop students’ understanding of how fundraising through the Containers for Change initiative supports local community groups.

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How much does Western Australia actually recycle their beverage containers?



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    Containers for Change WA - Container Loads
    PrimaryYear 5MathematicsGraphs and dataEnvironmental

    Find Out

    Students discover the impacts of Containers for Change.

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    Containers for Change WA - Don't Feed the Fill
    PrimaryYear 5Humanities and Social SciencesBusiness and EconomicsEnvironmental
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    Containers for Change WA - How Does it Add Up?
    PrimaryYear 5MathematicsStatisticsEnvironmental

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    Let’s get on board! Students take action to help their community reap the benefits.

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    Containers for Change WA - We Can Get By with a Little Help from a Can
    PrimaryYear 5Humanities and Social SciencesBusiness and EconomicsEnvironmental
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    Containers for Change WA - Change it Up!
    PrimaryYear 5EnglishPersuasive writingEnvironmental

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