Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo activity guide and worksheets
Developed by
This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia licence. A copy of this licence is available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by‐nc/2.5/au/ or by writing to info@creativecommons.org.au. However logos are protected by copyright. Page 1 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo activity guide and worksheets
Estimated duration: 30 minutes
Aim • •
To identify different types of plastics and their recycling labels To determine which plastics can be recycled in the local area
Outcome By the end of this class, students will be able to: • Identify the types of plastics that can be recycled in the area
Resources • • • • •
Handout: Clean Up Australia Plastics available by download from www.cleanup.org.au/PDF/au/cua_plastic_recycling_fact_sheet.pdf Worksheet: Plastics Worksheet: Recycling bingo Information on which plastics are collected for recycling in your area (available from www.RecyclingNearYou.com.au or you local council) Collection of at least 15 items made of different types of plastic
Activity Description 1. Distribute the plastics worksheet and the Clean Up Australia handout. 2. Students read the handout and answer the questions on the worksheet. You will need to have current information about what plastics are recyclable in your area. This information can be found at www.RecyclingNearYou.com.au or from the local council. For many years only plastics 1 and 2 were collected. A significant number of municipalities have extended that to all seven plastic types. 3. Play a game of “Recycling Bingo”. Divide students into teams of 2 or 3. Give each group a copy of recycling bingo worksheet (note that there are five different versions of the worksheet, each with a different bingo card). Randomly select one of the 15 plastic items. Students must work out which plastic number it is, cross off this number on the bingo card, and write below the number what the example was (e.g. yoghurt container). They can only use each item once (e.g. if they they three number sixes on their bingo card, they can only cross off one for the yoghurt container and must wait for other items to cross off the rest). When they have crossed off a whole row or a Page 2 of 9
whole column they call bingo. You may want to play the game a number of times – get students to write on the same bingo card again in a different colour.
Student Roles and Responsibilities Participate in agreed tasks Contribute to class discussions Complete activities and worksheets Work cooperatively with others Participate in survey and collect data Write or present a report Identify other sources of information Seek teacher assistance and support when needed
Level of Teacher Support Facilitate discussion Organise materials and equipment Present slideshow Provide encouragement Introduce tasks and activities Provide assistance when requested Provide advice on how to conduct a survey.
Assessment To use these learning activities as assessment tasks, collect evidence such as: Teacher checklist and observation Copies of student materials and worksheets Student notes
Page 3 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics worksheet
Read the Clean Up Australia Fact Sheet on plastics. Match the words below with the symbols and indicate whether the plastics are recyclable in your area or not.
Symbol
Chemical
Recyclable in your area (Yes or No)
Example
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Polypropylene (PP)
Polystyrene (PS)
Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or Vinyl (V) Other
Page 4 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo worksheet (version 1)
1
7
4
7
6
3
1
6
4
2
1
2
5
5
3
2
Page 5 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo worksheet (version 2)
4
5
1
7
7
1
4
5
2
3
7
3
6
2
6
1
Page 6 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo worksheet (version 3)
7
1
5
6
6
2
5
3
1
6
5
4
2
4
3
7
Page 7 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo worksheet (version 4)
4
4
1
3
5
5
3
7
2
6
6
3
4
2
7
1
Page 8 of 9
Unit 9: Waste Not, Want Not
Plastics and recycling bingo worksheet (version 5)
7
7
5
1
2
1
6
2
4
5
2
3
4
3
1
6
Page 9 of 9