Lesson 3 - Who else can help to recycle more?
Recycling starts with each individual, but many organisations have an important role to play in the process. This lesson explores legislation, the responsibilities of national and local government and retailers, and the opportunities for local civic groups to support change. It uses role-play to help students explore how different groups can all play their part and help a town to waste less and recycle more. The activities help students to explore and extend their concepts of rights and responsibilities, and too see how a range of organisations plays a part, as well as each individual. The lesson highlights that everyone, at all levels, can do their bit.
Lesson 3 Video
Joel and Charlie find out what local authorities, the government and retailers are doing to help us to recycle more and to tackle the short term and long term environmental impacts of the waste that we create. They talk to a council recycling officer and the Secretary of State for the Environment.
Learning outcomes
Recycling knowledge and understanding | Citizenship concepts and processes | Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills |
Recycling is a shared responsibility, and each person or group has an important role to play Recycling is enabled when government, businesses and individuals all make the right choices and take action Legislation can be used to encourage the actions that will help to meet recycling targets and to improve our impact on our environment Each group is connected to the others and can provide encouragement and support | 1.1b What is fair and unfair? 1.2a Rights and obligations 1.2c Balancing rights with obligations 1.3c Consider interconnections between the UK and the rest of the world 2.2a Expressing opinions 2.2b Communicating an argument 2.2c Justifying an argument and persuading others 2.3a Creative approaches to taking action 2.3b Take action and bring about change 2.3c Impacts on communities and the wider world | IE: Explore an issue from different perspectivesIE: Consider the influence of circumstances and beliefs on decisions CT: Question their own and others’ assumptions RL: Invite feedback and deal with criticism TW: Reach agreements TW: Collaborate with others TW: Show fairness and consideration EP: Discuss issues of concern EP: Present a persuasive case for action EP: Try to influence others |