Volume & Capacity DLO

For working about volume and capacity we made a DLO about it.

Reducing Our Plastic Waste

For our topic about the environment we made beeswax wraps to use instead of glad wrap and fabric bags to use instead of plastic bags to reduce waste in our environment. We had a lot of adult helpers to help us with these. I enjoyed making these but they were a bit challenging. I learnt that the beeswax can melt and soak into fabric. I found it challenging to choose what type of fabric. To make the beeswax wrap we got a piece of baking paper on the ironing board, then we put on our fabric, then we sprinkled on some grated beeswax on, then we put another piece of beeswax wrap on top and ironed it. I have used the beeswax wrap a lot already and I like it much more than glad wrap. Here are some photos of what I made.

Where To Next? - Literacy

Where To Next?  Connected, Level 4

Turning Old into New

Literacy

Science/Social Science learning goals

We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative
of positive impact our actions can have on these environments.

Success criteria;

• identify and explain some of the issues facing our environment today
• identify some of the negative impacts humans are having on the environment
• identify some positive actions people are taking both here and around the world to try and
• help look after our environment.  
• identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives to help our
• environment.
• learn about our local bush track and creek and identify some ways in which we can
• help to look after (kaitiakitanga) these areas.

Reading Learning Goals

-I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

-I am learning to use illustrations, text boxes, charts and graphs to help me make inferences so I
get more information from the text.

-I am learning to use more than one text, in print or electronic formats, to gather and check the
accuracy of information.

-I am learning to read a wide range of texts (e.g. encyclopaedias, websites, newspapers)
 to gather and check information on a topic.

-I am learning to explain why the author has written a text.

-I am learning to read and understand text that contains academic and topic-specific vocabulary.

Read the text, ‘Turning Old Into New’ and then complete the following activities.

1. Why is recycling a good idea?

Recycling is a good idea because it produces less waste. ✓

2. How many tons of rubbish do New Zealanders send to landfills every year?

New Zealanders send 2.5 million tons of waste to landfills. ✓

3. When rubbish breaks down what gas does it produce?  What environmental problem
4. does this contribute to?

When rubbish breaks down it produces Methane Gas and CO2 which contributes to Global
Warming. ✓

4. Complete this sentence:  Everything we use is made from  Earth’s       Natural     Resources ✓

5. Explain where these resources come from;

Wood: comes from trees and plants. ✓

Metal: comes from rocks that are mined from the ground. ✓

Most Plastic: comes from the oil. ✓

6) How does oil form?

Oil forms from the remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. ✓

7) What are some of the things glass can be recycled into?

Glass can be recycled with aluminium cans to make roads. It can also be made back to sand and added to
sports field’s to drain away water. ✓

8) What are some of the things cardboard can be recycled into?

Cardboard can be recycled into newsprint, writing paper, toilet paper and egg cartons. ✓

9) What can plastic with the number 1 be recycled into?

Plastic with the number 1 can be recycled into soft drink bottles, pillow and sleeping bag fillings, carpet
and clothing. ✓

10)  Attach a google drawing here that explains how number 1 plastics can be turned into
clothing.

11) What are microfibres and what is the problem with them?

Microfibres are tiny fibres that come from our clothing and they go through sewers and
into the ocean and it makes some ocean animals sick. ✓

12) What is Earth Overshoot day?

Earth Overshoot day is a concept created by the Global Footprint Network. It marks the
date each year when people have used all the resources the planet can regenerate in that year. ✓

Glossary - Write what these words mean

Atoms: the smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself or be combined with
other atoms to form a molecule. ✓

Carded: (relating to fibres) aligned in the same direction. ✓

Global Warming: a gradual increase in Earth’s average temperature due to increased levels
of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. ✓

Malt: barley or other grain that has been used for brewing beer. ✓

Natural resources: materials found in nature that can be used by people, such as air, water, plants,
animals and rocks. ✓

Synthetic: something that is made by people and is the result of combining different chemicals. ✓

In class we will be working on projects looking at issues around rubbish and what we
can do to help reduce this problem.  

Video Links

NZ Recycling Crises

Diver Filming Swimming Through Plastic

The Pacific Garbage Patch

Inforgraphic - Reducing Waste in Our Lunch Boxes

Science/Social Science learning goals

We are learning to understand about the environments around

us and the negative of positive impact our actions can have on

these environments.

Success criteria;

• identify some positive actions we can take at school and in
• our own lives to help our environment.

Task: Create an infographic showing people how they can reduce their waste in their lunchbox.   

Our co-constructed success criteria:

-Have a strong title/hook

-Use convincing language and images

-Have simple things people can do

-Use images (free to use)

-Use bullet points/ short sharp information

-Use correct punctuation and spelling.