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Lesson 6 Earth and space sciences OUR RESOURCEFUL WORLD Teacher notes Science inquiry focus: How can we use Earth’s resources wisely and how can we reduce, reuse and recycle our waste? Science Inquiry Skills: • Questioning and predicting QP • Planning and conducting PC • Processing and analysing data and information PA • Communicating C Science as a Human Endeavour: • Students identify how they can help conserve Earth’s resources in their everyday lives by reducing their use of limited resources, reusing and upcycling unwanted resources, and recycling waste items correctly. Technology/Engineering/Mathematics links: • scanning QR codes using an iPad® to view online videos • using an iPad® to film an interview • participating in an online interactive activity to sort waste into groups Background information • Everything we do in our daily lives uses Earth’s resources in either their natural or transformed state. • As human populations continue to expand exponentially, there is growing concern for how long Earth’s resources will last. In recent years, the overuse of Earth’s resources has been a major focus with concerns over climate change, deforestation, resource depletion and other environmental issues. • ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ has been a vital campaign for many years. It includes: — reducing our use of a resource, such as turning off taps, lights and electronic devices when not in use and saying no to unnecessary plastic packaging — reusing resources for different purposes, such as using an old phone as a digital camera or upcycling unwanted objects — recycling waste materials by giving unwanted clothes, toys and furniture to charity, placing recyclable materials in the correct bins and using old food scraps as compost • Some people suggest we need to do more than just reduce, reuse and recycle; see more at . Assessment focus: • Use students’ filmed interview segments to assess their knowledge of how humans can reduce their waste, reuse waste items and recycle correctly in their everyday lives. Resources • Online video—A story about sustainability at • Online video—Recycling at • A3 copy of page 98 • One copy of pages 98 and 99 (or 100) for each pair • One iPad® with a QR scanner for each pair • Online interactive game— City of Surrey – Rethink waste at © R.I.C. Publications Low resolution display copy 96 Science: A STEM APPROACH YEAR 2 978-1-925431-95-7 R.I.C. Publications® – www.ricpublications.com.au
Earth and space sciences OUR RESOURCEFUL WORLD Lesson 6 Lesson plan Introduction: 1. View the online video at to hear a story about a greedy king that discovered he could use Earth’s resources to build all the things his heart desired and to develop his land into a beautiful city … until his kingdom began to suffer. Discuss the questions, Why did the king use Earth’s resources? What problems were caused by the king using Earth’s resources the way he did? How did the king try to be kinder to the environment? and Do you think the kingdom will change for the better? QP PC 2. Using a think-pair-share, students discuss how the story from the video reflects real life. What do we use Earth’s resources for? What problems do we face by the overuse of Earth’s resources? How can we be kinder to the environment? QP Development: 3. Watch the Behind the News video, Recycling, at . This video explains Australia’s landfill problem, how we can recycle and the issues with putting the wrong things in the wrong bins. It highlights how schools can reduce up to 80% of the waste they send to landfill simply by reducing, reusing and recycling. 4. Display an A3 copy of the ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ poster on page 98. Discuss the meaning of each word and read through the examples of how we can reduce our water use and waste production, how we can reuse Earth’s resources in a variety of ways and how we can recycle products that can be remade into new products for sale. PC 5. Divide the class into pairs and give each pair an iPad®, a copy of the poster on page 98 and the interview questions on page 99. Using an iPad®, students scan the QR codes on the poster to watch videos about how they can save Earth’s resources. Students then conduct and film an interview using an iPad® and the interview questions. Both students take turns to ask, answer and film each question. Note: If time allows, students should be encouraged to upload their interview segment to a class vlog (video log) or email it to the teacher, a parent or a buddy class. PC PA C Differentiation • Less capable students may be grouped together and assisted by an adult to discuss the information in each video. Students may film each interview directly after watching and discussing the information presented in each video. • More capable students may be encouraged to research and answer the interview questions on page 98 or write their own, such as questions about the types and uses of Earth’s resources and how we can conserve other types of resources. Reflection: 6. Individually, or as a class, play the waste sorting game at . Students sort items into either garbage, organics or recyclables. Encourage students to explain their choices after the game, and what type of materials are generally recyclable. QP PC PA C © R.I.C. Publications Low resolution display copy R.I.C. Publications® – www.ricpublications.com.au 978-1-925431-95-7 YEAR Science: 2 A STEM APPROACH 97
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