Living Geography - My Waste Story
During this unit of work students will:
- Look at their own waste habits and those of the Rotherham borough and the UK
- Discover where the borough's waste goes and consider what the implications of this are
- Look into the disposal of waste in the UK as a whole and the impacts of this (making links to the export of the UK's waste to China)
- Consider Orgreave mine as a potential landfill site and the implications that are connected to this
- Complete a decision making activity
- Consider how the problems caused by waste can be reduced
Resource Downloads
The resource downloads for this Unit have been organised into generic information plus four lessons. A Zip file containing the full set of resources is also provided at the foot of the page.
Lesson 2: The Independent Cover 26 January 2007
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Lesson 3: Thinking Hats
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Lesson 3: Role Cards
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Lesson 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of a Landfill
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Lesson 4: Think Tank Worksheet
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My Waste Story Resource Pack
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