Possibilities are endless.

The possibilities are endless

This activity helps pupils to understand the recycling process by showing what new products the items they recycle can get turned into.
Each pupil receives a card with either a picture of a waste item, the recycled product the item can be turned into or a waste fact relating to the material. They must find the two other pupils holding the cards which correspond to their item.

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Curriculum links

Click on the Key Stages below to find out the curriculum links for this lesson.

    • Key Stage 1

    • Cross Curricular  

      • Matching;
      • Communication (with other pupils);
      • Education for Sustainable Development;
      • Sustainable Schools – Doorway 4: Purchasing and Waste. 
      Subject
      		QCA
      		National Curriculum
      English
      		 
      • En1 Speaking and listening  - Group discussion and interaction (3 and 10)
      Science

      Unit 1C: Sorting and using materials

      Unit 2D: Grouping and changing materials 

      • Sc3 Materials and their properties - Grouping materials (1)
      • Breadth of study – Working in a range of domestic and environmental contexts (1)
      Geography
      		 
      • Recognising how the environment may be improved or sustained (5b)

       

    • Key Stage 2

    • Cross Curricular

      • Matching;
      • Communication (with other pupils);
      • Education for Sustainable Development;
      • Sustainable Schools – Doorway 4: Purchasing and Waste.
      Subject
      		QCA
      		National Curriculum
      English
      		 
      • En1 Speaking and listening – Group discussion and interaction (3 and 10)
      Science
      		Unit 5_6H: Enquiry in environmental and technological contexts
      Unit 6D: Reversible and irreversible changes
      • Sc3 Materials and their properties – Comparing everyday materials on the basis of their properties (1a); changing materials (2)
      • Breadth of study – Working in a range of domestic and environmental contexts (1)
      Design & Technology
      		 
      • Recognise that the quality of a product depends on how well it is made and how well it meets its intended purpose; for example, how well products meet social, economic and environmental considerations (3c)
      Citizenship
      		Unit 8: Improving the environment
      • Recognising how people can manage environments sustainably and identify opportunities for their own involvement (5b)
      • Studying an environmental issue (6e)

       

    • Key Stage 3

    • Cross Curricular

      • Communication (with other pupils);
      • Education for Sustainable Development;
      • Sustainable Schools – Doorway 4: Purchasing and Waste.
      Subject
      		QCA
      		National Curriculum
      English
      		 
      • En1 Speaking and listening – Group discussion and interaction (3 and 10)
      Science
      		 
      • Sc2 – Life processing and living things -  Ways in which living things and the environment can be protected and the importance of sustainable development (5a)
      • Breadth of study – Working in a range of domestic and environmental contexts (1)
      Design & Technology
      		 
      • Judging the quality of other people's products, including whether resources have been used appropriately, and their impact beyond the purpose for which they were designed, for example, the global, environmental impact of products and assessment for sustainability (3c)
      Citizenship
      		Unit 14: Can the earth cope? Ecosystems, population and resources
      • Exploring the idea of sustainable development and recognising its implications for their own lives (5b)
      • Environmental issues (6j)
      • Resource issues (6k)
      • Studying issues of topical significance (7d)

       

    • Key Stage 4

    • Cross Curricular

      • Communication (with other pupils);
      • Education for Sustainable Development;
      • Sustainable Schools – Doorway 4: Purchasing and Waste.
      Subject
      		QCA
      		National Curriculum
      English
      		 
      • En1 Speaking and listening – Group discussion and interaction (3 and 10)
      Science
      		 
      • Sc2 Life processes and living things – The importance of sustainable development (4c)
      • Breadth of study – Working in a range of domestic and environmental contexts (1)
      Citizenship
      		Unit 9: Consumer rights and responsibilities
      Unit 12 – Global issues, local action

      • Issues and challenges of global interdependence and responsibility, including sustainable development (1j)
      • Developing skills of participation and responsible action (3)

       

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