Reducing Waste at School
Solving School Waste Problems
Resource description:
In this activity, students find solutions to a waste problem in their school.
This resource includes student worksheets. A free account is required to access the worksheets.
Topic: Waste
Subject area: Geography
Source: Cool Australia (Free account required)
Start a Waste Warrior Team
Resource description:
In this lesson, students develop a plan to fix waste issues in their school and their community.
Includes a teacher’s guide, and student worksheets. A free account is required to access the resources.
Topic: Waste
Subject area: Geography
Source: Cool Australia (Free account required)
Lunchtime litter
Resource description:
In this activity, students record how much litter they find at school, and consider ways to reduce waste in future.
Includes a teacher’s guide and student worksheets. A free account is required to access these resources.
Topic: Reducing waste
Subject area: Geography
Source: Cool Australia (Free account required)
Clean Up – Bugging the Litterbugs
Resource description:
In this activity, students learn about the negative impacts of litter. They create an advertisement to convince others not to litter.
Includes a teacher’s guide. A free account is required to access these resources.
Topic: Litter, waste
Subject area: Science, Geography
Source: Cool Australia (Free account required)
Lesson Sequence: Managing Waste
The four lessons below are designed to form a unit on Waste Management. The resources are aligned with the Maldivian curriculum, and have been developed by Live and Learn Environmental Education.
Waste Management at Home and at School
Find Out About Our Waste
Resource description:
In this activity, students learn about waste management and the negative impacts of poor waste management. Students then conduct a waste audit at their school using a provided template.
A template for students is on page 70 of this resource. A Teacher Information Sheet is on page 77 and page 78.
Subject area: Design and Technologies, Social Studies.
Interpreting the Data from a School Waste Audit
Resource description:
In this activity, students collate and display data gained from a school waste audit. Students then draw conclusions from the data using a provided PMI sheet (plus, minus, interesting) and generate ideas for improving waste management at school.
A student worksheet is available on page 72 of this resource. A Teacher Information Sheet is on page 76.
Subject area: Science.
Developing a Waste Management Action Plan
Resource description:
Students develop a waste management plan for their school.
A template for students is on page 74 of this resource.
Subject area: Science.
Evaluations and Reflection of A Waste Management Plan
Resource description:
Students design an information brochure to inform the community about student knowledge gained on waste management at home, in the classroom, and at school.
Subject area: Science, Art.