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.
Primary teachers
2.5.2 Proficient Level - Know the content and how to teach it - Literacy and numeracy strategies: Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement,
3.3.2 Proficient Level - Plan for and implement Effective Teaching and Learning - Use teaching strategies: Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking,
3.4.2 Proficient Level - Plan for and implement Effective Teaching and Learning - Select and use resources: Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning
This course may contribute towards Elective PD hours. Visit https://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au for more details.
Introduction
Aims and Objectives
Course Handout - Use Secondary maths to Measure Waste
Mathematics Education
Cool Australia presents... Waste
About Landfill Waste
About Recycling Waste
Analysing Waste Bills
Measuring Bins and Skips
Graphing your Findings
Australian Curriculum Links
Landfill and Recycling Lesson Plans
Litter in the Harbour
Your School's Litter
Task: Your School's Litter
Measuring and Collecting Litter Data
Litter Lesson Plans
Taking Learning Further
Sustainability at Merici College
Keep it Eco
Involving Others
Reflect on your Learning
Task: Reflect on your Learning
Your Next Steps
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