Glass, paper, plastic, metal and textile recycling processes

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Paper recycling

Glass Recycling

Plastic Recycling

Metal Recycling

Textile recycling

Household recycling

Composting

Summative assessment

Write an information report on sustainable ways to manage waste.

Choose two kinds of waste materials from the list below and report on sustainable ways to manage them. You should write your Report in your own words. You need to use appropriate technical vocabulary and details of all steps. Proofread and edit before you submit your report. You must include a bibliography of all the resources you have used to research your information.

Types of waste materials: glass, plastic, textiles, paper, food scraps, household waste, metal, garden waste.

Assessment rubric 
Report organizer 


LIRC resources: Britannica, KidsInfobits and BrainPop/BrainPop jr.

Research websites:

Recycling tips of different types of waste

Metal, plastic and glass

Recycling glass 

Managing plastic waste

Plastic, glass and paper

Reusing plastic bottles

The glass recycling cycle

How to compost food scraps

Worm bin by kids: How to make it?

Recycling Facts & Fun

Kids can recycle beverage containers 

Recycling facts

Textiles waste solution

16-Foot Clothing Mountain Illustrates Hong Kong’s Daily Textile Waste

Hong Kong aims to reduce textile waste

Information text type

http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/frog_corrob.htm

Revision of text type features today:

1. Deals with facts, not opinions. 
2. Present tense
3. Technical terms.
4. Organize information with paragraphs, heading and sub-headings.

The Lorax project

http://www.seussville.com/loraxproject/

Recycle round up game

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/actiongames/recycle-roundup/

Parts of a Book

Play the game

Calculate your human footprint

Human Footprint calculator.

Human Footprint videos

What do you think about the impact of human footprint to the environment?

Diansaurs and all that rubbish

Read the story online : http://vimeo.com/3850876 

 

Dr Seuss - The Lorax

Persuasive letter features

Table 1:   #5 I use persuasive devices

Article

Table 2:   #2 I backed each argument with relevent evidence and detail
Article

Table 3: (highlight red for #1 I stated my point of view clearly in the introduction and the conclusion
# 3 My argument is mainly in present tense
Article

Table 4: #4 I used connectives
Article

Table 5: #2 I backed each argument with relevent evidence and detail

Article

Table 6:  #5 I use persuasive devices

Article

How Does a Modern Landfill Work?

From the article we have read in reading rotations, the Tseung Kwan O landfill will be full in 2014. Therefore the government is trying to push forward the expansion of landfill in Tseung Kwan O and extend its life span until 2020.

What is your opinion about this plan?
Give one positive reason why they government wants to do this.

Function - response to the plastic recycling centre field trip

Tell me how you feel about the plastic recycling process. 

 

Response to this video

Task 2:
Write a reflective comment after watching this video.
You may think about:
What can you do to help in the 3Rs - reduce, reuse and recycle?
What is your responsibility in this issue?

Reply to this post as a comment so that everyone in the class can share.

Why is plastic so popular?

Task 1:
Write about your daily experience of using plastic. Do you like using plastic products or not? And why?
What is your responsibility in plastic waste management?

Help Pearson to donate one million books

You need to finish reading the whole book online, then Pearson Education will donate one book to charities.
http://www.wegivebooks.org/

Storybird

http://storybird.com/
You can get you login names from the class website in weebly.

Recycle City

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

Incineration, Landfill, 3Rs, and composting

Hong Kong:
http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/environment/waste/msw.htm 
http://www.gov.hk/en/residents/environment/waste/wasterecycinhk.htm
http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/2011/12/plan-for-super-incinerator-should-be-a-burning-issue/

 Other places:
http://www.brysoneducation.org/multimedia/video/chapter1.asp#id=bryson&num=1

Incineration vidoes

Is incineration a solution? What are the advantages and disadvantages?

 

 

Plastic quiz

Try it out and see how many questions you can answer.

http://www.brysoneducation.org/multimedia/interactive/plastic_quiz.asp

Sorting out Game

I Don't Want to Clean My Room

Reduce, reuse, recycle song, Fun!

Here Comes the Garbage Barge

What does this story tell you about waste management?

Plastic and Glass

 Check out these websites:

http://ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/waste/itsnotwaste/aboutwaste/whats_in_garbage.cfm

http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/nav/page1982.aspx

http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/nav/page687.aspx 

http://www.tufts.edu/tuftsrecycles/metal.html

http://www.recyclearizona.net/recyclingmaterials.html

http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/nav/page638.aspx

Search more information in Britannica.

1. Why is plastic so popular?
2. How plastic bottles are recycled?

 

How plastic is made and it's impact

Watch the BrainPop video: Plastic

Glossary

Check this out for most of the vocabulary about environment.

http://ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/glossary/index.cfm

Games for our unit

The Waste journey and sorting game:
 http://rethink.sita.co.uk/the-fun-stuff/the-green-team

Eco Kids - Sorting game and comic:
http://ecokids.ca/pub/games_activities/waste/index.cfm

Support Earth Hour

Addicted to Plastic

Biodegradability

sources:
http://act.oceanconservancy.org/images/2010ICCReportRelease_pressPhotos/howLongTilItsGone.jpg
http://www.coral.org/node/3916

Research on vocabulary

Check the definition and more information of the following vocabulary:
Each vocabulary you should have: Facts, How does it work in waste management? Draw about the word. 

Incineration, decomposition, bacteria and compost critters.

Definition:

Fungi - plants that make small cells that reproduce, instead of seeds (source: Lappi, M. Decomposers) 

Fact:

How does it work in waste management?

Draw me!

Resources you can use:

• BrainPop.
• KidsInfobits
• KidRex
• Dictionary.com 

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/puzzles/index.htm
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/kidspage/

Compost Bin

Composting is a way to recycle and manage waste.

3Rs - set your home conservation plan!

Set your home conservation plan.

We should start with reducing the source of waste. Then think about how to reuse waste and the last thing should be recycle.

Reduce/Reduction: to make something smaller or use less, resulting in a smaller amount of waste.

You can "reuse" materials in their original form instead of throwing them away, or pass those materials on to others who could use them too! 

Recycle—don’t just toss everything in the trash. Lots of things (like cans, bottles, paper, and cardboard) can be remade into either the same kind of thing or new products. Making new items from recycled ones also takes less energy and fewer resources than making products from brand new materials. 

Source: National Institute of Environmental Health Services 
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/explore/reduce/ 

Biodegradable & non-biodegradable

What is the definition of biodegradable?
Search on Yahoo! Kids

What is biodegradable waste and how does it biodegradable?
Categorize your home waste into a T-chart.

  

Article about our unit

Bring in an article about our unit from newspapers or books or website on Monday. Table points will be give to those who remember.

Brainstorming and KWL chart

What are you going to do today?

1. Select 1-2 brainstorming words and pick good points to find out what they know. Fill in "What I know about" in the KWL chart. You can use the posters on board, pictures on blog and rewatch the Brainpop video.
2. Think of "What I want to Know". Come up with research questions for our unit and fill in the KWL chart. Also write down new vocabulary on the W part that you want to learn.

Resources you can use:

• Brainstorming sheets on the board.
• Brainstorming picture on blog.
• BrainPop.
• KidsInfobits
• KidRex
• Dictionary.com 

Brainstorming Central Idea

What did you learn in the brainstorming lesson today?

Reflection Comments

Write a comment! Use one or more of the below to help you begin.

1. One thing I learned today was ......
2. I changed my thinking about ......
3. I was surprised that ......
4. I think that ......
5. I wonder ......
6. I predict ......
7. Something I found interesting was ......
8. I still want to know ......