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

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

Reduce, reuse, recycle song, Fun!

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/