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Course Description

This course will help you provide real-life learning experiences that develop students’ maths skills and understandings. 

You will learn:

 - How to use student-led waste audits as part of Year 1 to Year 6 maths lessons.

- How to identify about the different types of waste and litter at your school.

- Different methods for collecting and representing waste data.

- How to differentiate your teaching and extend students’ learning.

Audience

Primary teachers

Do you teach in NSW? If so, this is relevant to you:

This course may contribute towards Elective PD hours. Visit https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au for more details.

 

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1: Introduction

    • Introduction

    • Aims and Objectives

    • Handout - Use Primary Maths to Measure Waste

    • Mathematics Education
  • 2

    Module 2: Landfill and Recycling Waste

    • Cool Australia presents... Waste

    • About Landfill Waste

    • About Recycling Waste

    • Analysing Waste Bills

    • Measuring Waste in Bins and Skips

    • Graphing your Findings

    • Australian Curriculum Links

    • Landfill and Recycling Lesson Plans
  • 3

    Module 3: Litter

    • Journey to the Ocean

    • Your School's Litter

    • Task: Your School's Litter

    • Measuring and Collecting Litter Data

    • Litter Lesson Plans
  • 4

    Module 4: Take Action

    • Taking Learning Further

    • Orange Grove Primary School

    • Using Creativity to Solve Waste Problems

    • Involving Others
  • 5

    Module 5: Reflection

    • Reflect on your Learning

    • Task: Reflect on your Learning

    • Your Next Steps
  • 6

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback

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