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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

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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.

Unit of Work - Detailed Information (45k)

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Background Information on Rotherham's Waste (26k)

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Lesson 1: Our Enquiry (723k)

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Lesson 1: Rotherham Waste Information (74k)

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Lesson 1: Question and Recording Sheet (53k)

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Lesson 2: Where Does Our Waste Go? (384k)

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Lesson 2: The Independent Cover 26 January 2007 (3.4M)

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Lesson 2: Card Sort Statements (23k)

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Lesson 3: Public Enquiry Meeting (129k)

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Lesson 3: Speech Writing Frame (22k)

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Lesson 3: Thinking Hats (32k)

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Lesson 3: Role Cards (83k)

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Lesson 3: Advantages and Disadvantages of a Landfill (200k)

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Lesson 4: How Do We Solve The Waste Problem? (237k)

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Lesson 4: Opinion Poll Worksheet (52k)

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Lesson 4: Think Tank Worksheet (79k)

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My Waste Story Resource Pack (5.1M)

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