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Recycling

Lesson Plan

1. Starter - A new purpose - Duration 10 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Students examine images of different objects manufactured out of recycled products and guess what they are made from.
  • Broadening the scope for recycling issues.
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 1. Starter - A new purposeTeacher Notes: 1. Starter - A new purpose

2. The 4 Rs - Duration 10 mins

 

Episode

Learning Objectives

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  • The class is split into groups with each group examining the definition of one of the 4 Rs and considering how it can be applied to everyday life.
  • After five minutes Students join up with members of the other groups and exchange definitions and ideas for applications.
  • Understand the definitions of various processes which can be used to reduce waste.
  • Application of learning to everyday life.
  • Student Worksheet 1

Teacher Notes: 2. The 4 RsTeacher Notes: 2. The 4 Rs

3. Recycling or Reusing? - Duration 10 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Students are introduced to the importance of recycling to British Government departments such as the MOD.
  • They are then shown a video of British Armed Forces work in Bosnia, melting down weapons to produce iron rods used in housing development and discuss the military, environmental and social impact this process would have had on the country.
  • Real life application of theories previously introduced.
  • Slides
  • Video: Recycling of guns during Bosnia conflict

Teacher Notes: 3. Recycling or Reusing?Teacher Notes: 3. Recycling or Reusing?

4. Design task - Duration 30 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

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  • Students are shown an extract from a news article about members of the British Armed Forces building a playground for deaf children in Gambia.
  • Students are split into groups of three and given a design brief which asks them to complete the same exercise but re-using old materials from the MOD's sites and military vehicles in the process.
  • Creatively consider alternative uses of materials.
  • Recognise the diverse work which members of the British armed Forces carry out around the world.
  • Design individual components and consider how they would work together on a given site.
  • Student Worksheets 2a-c
  • Slides

Teacher Notes: 4. Design taskTeacher Notes: 4. Design task

5. Plenary: Present and discuss - Duration 15-20 mins

 

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Learning Objectives

Resources
  • Students present their designs to the class using PowerPoint slides wherever possible.
  • Students consider how the 4 Rs could be embraced further by the MOD, either on operations or at the main building in Whitehall.
  • Analyse how well a design meets a given brief and provide productive criticism.
  • Consider ways in which the MOD embraces the 4 Rs.
  • Access to PowerPoint
  • Student Worksheet 3

Teacher Notes: 5. Plenary: Present and discussTeacher Notes: 5. Plenary: Present and discuss

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