The 3 Rs (non-statutory - Climate Change & Sustainability) | Science

Starter quiz

True or false? All objects are made from plastic.
- True
- False ✓
Recycling is important because ...
- it is fun.
- it reduces waste. ✓
- it makes more waste.
Glass and plastic can often be recycled. Which of these objects are made from glass or plastic?
- jar ✓
- food tin
- yoghurt pot ✓
- chair
Paper and metal can often be recycled. Which of these objects are made from metal or paper?
- bottle
- food tin ✓
- jar
- newspaper ✓
Which of these statements is true?
- No materials can be recycled and used again.
- Some materials can be recycled and used again. ✓
- All materials can be recycled and used again.
Jun is sorting objects into different materials. Which skills is he using?
- observing and comparing ✓
- counting and measuring
- researching and predicting

Exit quiz

What does the word reduce mean?
- to use more of something
- to use less of something ✓
- to make things into new and useful things
The 3 Rs are ...
- reduce, reuse and recycle. ✓
- renew, react and recycle.
- reduce, relay and remain.
Reuse means ...
- using something once.
- using something more than once. ✓
- not using something.
A ______ site is a place where all of our waste is piled up then buried in the ground.
- 'landfill' ✓
When plastic, wood and glass are recycled, they are ...
- sent to landfill.
- made into new and useful things. ✓
- no longer needed.
Lucas has sorted these objects into their material groups, ready to be recycled, but he has got one in the wrong group. Which object is sorted incorrectly?
- jam jar
- food tin
- yoghurt pot ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Recycling is one of the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Rubbish needs to be sorted into different materials before it can be recycled.
Plastic, glass and wood can be recycled and made into new and useful things.

Common misconception

Children may instinctively classify objects by observational similarities or through knowledge of use rather than by the material from which the objects are made.

Reminders of the difference between the object, what it is used for, and the material it is made of. Use of real-life objects for children to explore to aid this understanding.

Keywords

Landfill - Landfill is where we get rid of waste by burying it in the ground.
Reduce - Reduce means using less of things.
Reuse - When we reuse something we use it again.
Recycle - Recycling is when we collect and sort our rubbish instead of throwing it away. These items then get changed into something new for us to use.