Our waste

Year level: Upper primary/Lower secondary Learning outcomes Students review their own attitudes and behaviours in relation to the production of waste. Personal waste Brainstorm the types of waste you create in your home, at school and in the community. Group the waste into those which will break down (organic) and those which do not break down (inorganic). Compare the different amounts of organic and inorganic waste you produce with others in your class. Discuss How does the amount and type of waste people produce differ? Why might this be so? What other waste might be created in producing the materials and from the services you use each day? What happens to the waste? What might happen if the waste was not dealt with? How has the waste produce in your household changed over time? How might waste differ if you grew all your own food? Assessment task   Create a series of collages showing the journey of an item from useful item to item of waste. Label it with a message about improving the management of waste.