Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Glass, paper, plastic, metal and textile recycling processes

Tip: click on the Youtube button to watch in fullscreen.

Paper recycling


Glass Recycling


Plastic Recycling

Metal Recycling

Textile recycling

Household recycling

Composting

Monday, May 14, 2012

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.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

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/

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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


Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Biodegradability


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

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

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


Sunday, March 25, 2012

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/ 

Thursday, March 22, 2012

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.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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:

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Saturday, March 10, 2012

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 ......