This PDF has information about history and uses of glass and suggested student activities.
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Recycling resources
There are numerous sites offering resources relevant to recycling. This collection does not include them all but has examples offering a mix of information, teacher resources, and activities for learners. Image: Recycling 2 by Matt Gibson available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_gibson/1007067165/ CC BY
Solar schools
This Brisbane-based organisation was founded by two enthusiastic teachers. It offers a comprehensive program for engaging learners in practical action based on real data collected in their school.
Kitchen Garden Foundation
The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation provides professional development, educational resources and access to the Shared Table, our online community of educators. Our Support Team will help you choose the best tools to get your kitchen garden program growing.
Recycle right
This resource was produced by the South Australian government to support teachers of English as a Second Language. It contains a variety of activities that might be suitable for selective use throughout the primary school years.
Awesome activity books
The web page has links from which the three activity books (2017, 2020, and 2022), each with a variety of single page activities, can be downloaded. There are also links to other resources for STEM learning and teaching. The 2022 book is focused on conservation and sustainability.
Weigh your waste
This activity is designed to be completed in class over a period of a week or a little more. It requires students to collect, weigh, record, and analyse the waste they produce during the week. It will help them to realise how much waste is generated and to recognise the differences between general waste, recycled products, and reusable materials. There are questions to help with their thinking about the issues.
Small materials recovery
Separating materials in a materials recovery facility requires a lot of work. Can you imagine how hard robots or machines have to work to do that job with tonnes and tonnes of waste material? This experiment will give you some idea.
Glass challenge
This presentation is designed to engage students in investigating the nature and some history of glass from ancient times to current types and applications.
