Waste Matters in the Pacific
Student Activities:
3. Group Report.
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(allow a time frame of two weeks)
The group report should be undertaken after completion of the case study activities. The reporting processes will allow students to share knowledge and ideas, and to work cooperatively on a joint task. The group report is an essential prerequisite for the Waste Summit.
Have students prepare a report that highlights the main issues, solutions and actions in the case study. Present the report in a variety of ways such as:
- Creating a wall display with verbal explanations.
- Organising a discussion panel with each panelist giving a different viewpoint, e.g., a government waste worker, villager to speak about disposal problems, importer to talk about packaging, activist, etc. The class then questions the panel.
- Giving an eye witness account as per a television documentary.
- Writing a series of news articles.
Encourage creativity and diversity with students assisting in the planning of this process.
Presentation of Group Reports.
Allow students adequate time to prepare and present case study reports. Assign a date and time for each group to work towards. Stagger the presentations so that they do not take place on the same day as students will need time to discuss and reflect on their processes.
Whole class activity.
At the conclusion of the reports have students discuss:
- the similarities and differences between each case study
- the major impacts of waste on the communities studied
- the difficulties of managing waste in each place
- solutions that could be shared
Compile a list based on class findings. The list should contain references to outside influences, change over time, differing values between traditional and modern lifestyles.
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