SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Catholic Education South Australia
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Waste contributes to the loss and vulnerability of Earth’s resources 

Inquiry Questions

Can all of Earth’s resources be regenerated?
What impact does waste have on Earth’s resources?
What can I be doing at home to combat waste?

Australian Curriculum

Resources

Cool Australia

Cool Australia creates units of work and learning that can be downloaded and used directly in the classroom. There is a digital library to support the learning that contains videos, images, infographics, research and news articles. 

Link: Cool Australia Investigation

Cool Australia have created a full unit of inquiry exploring waste. This provides students with a real-world inquiry which applies to their actions at home during this time. 

Story of Stuff

The Story of Stuff provide a number of movies, animations and learning tools to support students and teachers to explore the problem of waste and consumption. 

Link: Story of stuff website

W.A.S.P (Woodside Australian Science Project)

W.A.S.P have created several resources and activities for students and teachers to explore renewable and non-renewable resources.  

Link: WASP website

Considerations and strategies for EAL Learners

Show students the morphemic breakdown of words where possible, so that they can use this in other instances to decode unfamiliar vocabulary (for example, non + renew + able). 

Predictions involve hypothesising. This requires the use of conditional language structures, which entails using multiple verb structures and tenses.  Provide clear models of conditional sentence structures for EAL/D students to follow (for example, I think that x will happen if y occurs). 

When reading about abstract concepts, EAL/D students may become lost in the information. Use visuals, models and labelled diagrams to support students’ understanding.  

Explicitly model the text structures, language and tenses required through classroom modelling and the use of exemplar texts and/or guided writing outlines.   Scanned versions of the Composing Written Science Texts model texts and language features could be used.