Clean Up Australia - Waste Breakdown Game

Clean Up Australia - Waste Breakdown Game

Lesson 6 of 15 in this unit

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 10
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Recycling
  • Sustainability
  • ...

Lesson summary

Students look at waste and the time it takes to decompose. Students are asked to order a selection of waste materials into the time it takes for them to break down. In the closing activity, they will act as archeologists undertaking a dig of a kitchen 100 years in the future and are asked to describe the condition of the items that they find.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • raise their awareness of the rate of waste material breakdown and how this can take many, many years
  • build an understanding of the differences between biodegradable and non-biodegradable items
  • take responsibility for their own waste footprint.

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • know how long it takes different waste items to break down
  • communicate messages around waste.

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Australian curriculum content descriptions:

This lesson can be aligned with a variety of learning areas and year levels.

General capabilities: Critical and creative thinking.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.3, OI.8.

Time required: 60 mins

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Skills

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

  • Critical thinking
  • Creativity
  • Problem solving

Additional info

Following this lesson plan is an ideal way for your school to take part in Schools Clean Up Day or a Clean Up on any day of the year. You’ll be joining thousands of amazing teachers in making a difference and creating positive environmental change.

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