Teaching Resources: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

In this lesson students think about reused, reduced or refused. They conduct a survey at home and discuss at school.

Subject: Science, Social Studies
Source: EcoSchools

2 x 20 min lessons plus assignment time

• Writing materials including notebooks and pen
• Blackboard/whiteboard
• Chalk/whiteboard marker
• Survey sheet
• List of different products
• Resource 1 – Home survey worksheet

This is a game about recycling, based on ‘Bingo.’ It can be played in class to teach students about recycling. 

Subject: Science, Literacy.
Source: EcoSchools

2 x 20 min lessons plus assignment time

• Writing materials including notebooks and pen
• Blackboard/whiteboard
• Chalk/whiteboard marker
• Survey sheet
• List of different products
• Resource 1 – Home survey worksheet

This involves creating a mural out of rubbish. Students would need to collect waste to create it.

Subject: Science, English, Art.                                               Source: EcoSchools

1x (50 min) and 1x (30 min).

• Writing materials including notebooks and pen
• Different types of waste: bottle caps, CDs, plastic pins
• Paint/water colours
• Paper
• Scissors
• Sponge

In this lesson, students build musical instruments out of waste.

Subject: Science, Literacy, Music.
Source: EcoSchools

1 x 45 min.