Extended learning

Use waste audit (see lesson plan) data in Numeracy and ICT
	Plot the data using bar charts to compare recycling, composting and residual waste totals for different classes Compare this term's waste audit data to previous term's data - are some classes recycling more/less? Is the school recycling more/less? Is the school producing more /less waste? Suggest reasons for the differences. Discuss data, "How can the school reduce and reuse waste as well as recycle and compost?”
Investigate waste management systems across the world - Geography/Citizenship
	How do other countries deal with their waste? Compare UK with other European countries and USA What about developing countries? e.g. India/China Compare different countries carbon/ecological footprints Debating global issues - how can we manage environments more sustainably?
Investigate how we used to deal with waste in the past - History
	Look at waste management from different periods in history - incorporate into topics such as WW2/Victorians/Romans/Saxons etc. How has waste changed over the last 50 years/100 years/500 years etc.? Investigate the history of paper making (find paper making activity here)
Investigate the science of composting - Science (plus Numeracy/ICT/Geography)
	Investigate the cycle of decomposition - compare/contrast with lifecycles of plants/animals Investigate how long different items take to decompose How/why does compost help plants grow? - set up growing experiments to compare plant growth with/without compost Plot results in bar charts - link to Maths/ICT How do other cultures deal with their organic waste? - link to Geography
Investigate a waste related campaign (e.g. banning plastic carrier bags) - Literacy and Citizenship
	Evaluate a news article by a Guardian journalist reporting on the quantity of plastic in the world's oceans. See ‘Full scale of plastic in the world's oceans revealed for first time’ available here. Design an awareness poster illustrating the harmful effects this can have on our environment A ban of free single use carrier bags was enforced in England in October 2015. Design a leaflet or video that tries to persuade people to support such a ban and use alternatives - consider who would object to such a ban and why and develop counter arguments that could be used against such objections.
Here is a list of resources which might help your investigation.