Recycling - Get it Sorted

Follow the journey of recycling from bin to thing

Recycling is about seeing the value of resources in waste, collecting resources and using technology to recreate products. Recycling is also about closing the loop and looking for sustainable opportunities which protect our environment for the future.

Students will:

• Play a packaging game that will highlight what is environmentally sustainable
• Watch a short clip on what our Council recycles
• Carry out experiments and hypothesize about plastic not recycled and its impact on the environment
• Participate in a waste audit of their lunch boxes and ask questions about waste management

Curriculum links

Stage 1 Curriculum

STE-DDT-01 identifies and uses technologies to make products to address user needs or opportunities

HS1-GEO-01 describes ways people connect to and care for places, water environments and each other, using geographical information

ST1-PQU-01 poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect

Stage 2 Curriculum

HS2-GEO-01 explains how people care for Australia’s environments and participate in Australian society, using Geographical information

Stage 3 Curriculum

ST3-SCI-01 uses evidence to explain how scientific knowledge can be used to develop sustainable practices

ST3-PQU-01 poses questions to identify variables and conducts fair tests to gather data

ST3-DAT-01 interprets data to support explanations and arguments

HS3-GEO-01 examines global citizenship and how people organise, protect and sustainably use the environment, using geographical information