An inquiry-based assessment task in which students will apply waste management strategies to reduce classroom waste.
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How Much Waste Do We Throw Away?
60 mins
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Suitable for years:
4
Curriculum
AC9HS4K04
The effects of contact with other people on First Nations Australians and their Countries/Places following the arrival of the First Fleet and how this was viewed by First Nations Australians as an invasion
AC9HS4K06
Sustainable use and management of renewable and non-renewable resources, including the custodial responsibility First Nations Australians have for Country/Place
AC9HS4S01
Develop questions to guide investigations about people, events, places and issues
AC9HS4S02
Locate, collect and record information and data from a range of sources, including annotated timelines and maps
AC9HS4S03
Interpret information and data displayed in different formats
AC9HS4S05
Draw conclusions based on analysis of information
AC9HS4S06
Propose actions or responses to an issue or challenge that consider possible effects of actions
AC9HS4S07
Present descriptions and explanations using ideas from sources and relevant subject-specific terms
ACHASSI073
Pose questions to investigate people, events, places and issues
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
ACHASSI074
Locate and collect information and data from different sources, including observations
ACHASSI078
Interpret data and information displayed in different formats, to identify and describe distributions and simple patterns
ACHASSI081
Reflect on learning to propose actions in response to an issue or challenge and consider possible effects of proposed actions
ACHASSI080
Interact with others with respect to share points of view
ACHASSI079
Draw simple conclusions based on analysis of information and data
ACHASSI082
Present ideas, findings and conclusions in texts and modes that incorporate digital and non-digital representations and discipline-specific terms
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
ACHASSK090
The use and management of natural resources and waste, and the different views on how to do this sustainably
GE2-3
Examines differing perceptions about the management of places and environments
GE2-4
Acquires and communicates geographical information using geographical tools for inquiry
HT2-2
Describes and explains how significant individuals, groups and events contributed to changes in the local community over time
HT2-4
Describes and explains effects of British colonisation in Australia
Author
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