Activity Introduction

Quick summary: Students develop a safety code for learning about solid waste.

Learning goals:

  • There are some hazards in learning about waste, but students can be safe if they follow some simple rules.

Australian Curriculum content description:

Year 9 Science

  • Plan, select and use appropriate investigation methods, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods (ACSIS165)

Year 10 Science

  • Plan, select and use appropriate investigation methods, including field work and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data; assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these methods (ACSIS199)

Syllabus Outcomes: SC5-5WS, SC5-6WS. 

Topic: Solid waste

Time required: 48 mins

Level of teacher scaffolding: Low – lead the activity.

Resources required: Paper and pens.

Digital technology opportunities: Digital sharing capabilities.

Homework and extension opportunities: None.

Safety: No special requirements.

 

Cool Australia’s curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum.

Worksheets

Teacher Worksheet

Teacher preparation:

Overarching learning goal: Students develop a safety code for learning about solid waste.

Student and classroom organisation:

Step 1. Explain to the students that in this unit they will be working with solid waste. Ask them to explain what this means (e.g. stuff that we no longer want). Ask them to give you some examples of waste. Write some of these examples on the board.

Explain that learning about waste is very interesting. We can learn about different types of waste. We can learn about where each type of waste goes so that it doesn’t harm people and doesn’t harm the environment. We can learn about how to reduce waste so that all the people in the world will have enough of all the things they need now and in the future. There are many careers in the waste industry. For example, engineers (landfills, recycling facilities, composting facilities and transfer stations), garbage truck drivers, personnel at resource recovery facilities, waste education officers, m

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