In this series of activities students investigate waste creation and management.

The students investigate this issue through their own experiences and case studies.

They develop key understandings about the pressures on the environment, ecosystems and people’s health that are caused by waste, and explore ways of improving waste management to help build a sustainable future.

There is potential to add to this unit so that it includes science inquiry skills, e.g. by collecting data about waste (i.e., a waste audit), or to investigate and compare decomposition of different materials.

New Australian Curriculum 9 Codes: AC9S4U04 (Year 4)