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Waste Management Investigation - How Much Waste Do We Throw Away?

In Environmental Impact Geography Recycling Sustainability

PDF | 4 pages|Grades: 3 - 6 | Starter Sheet

A practical investigation related to sustainable waste management.

Use this teaching resource when investigating sustainable waste management practices with your students.

Waste is one of the most significant environmental issues of the 21st century. In this investigation, students collect, measure and record the waste in one of the classroom rubbish bins in their school. After they have analysed their data, the students then design a poster to inform others of the actions they can take to reduce the waste thrown away in their classrooms.

This Geography investigation lends itself well to cross-curricular integration with Numeracy.

Read our blog 45 Sustainable Practices for the Environmentally Friendly Classroom for more tips and ideas for teaching the principles of Sustainability.

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NSW Curriculum alignment

GE2-3
Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
In HSIE Stage 2 Geography Knowledge and Understanding
GE2-4
Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
In HSIE Stage 2 Geography Skills
HT2-2
Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time
In HSIE Stage 2 History
HT2-4
Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
In HSIE Stage 2 History

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACHASSI073
Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Questioning
ACHASSI074
Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Researching
ACHASSI075
Record, sort and represent data and the location of places and their characteristics in different formats, including simple graphs, tables and maps, using discipline-appropriate conventions
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Researching
ACHASSI078
Interpret data and information displayed in different formats, to identify and describe distributions and simple patterns
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Analysing
ACHASSI079
Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Evaluating and reflecting
ACHASSI080
Interact with others with respect to share points of view
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Evaluating and reflecting
ACHASSI081
Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Evaluating and reflecting
ACHASSI082
Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Inquiry and skills Communicating
ACHASSK086
The nature of contact between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and others, for example, the Macassans and the Europeans, and the effects of these interactions on, for example, people and environments
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Knowledge and Understanding History
ACHASSK090
The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably
In Humanities and Social Sciences HASS Year 4 Knowledge and Understanding Geography

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