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=** Lesson 5 - Sorting Out **=



Recycling and Clean up Australia Awareness
Sorting out is the process of organizing and presenting data that has been collected. It is forming or modifying concepts through classification. It enables students to compare and contrast their findings and discuss the issue behind their findings.
 * Sorting Out**

They develop basic narratives that link events in their own experience. Participating in activities such as wearing protection from the sun, saving energy, saving water, and recycling, they develop their awareness of environmental issues.
 * Learning focus

Contributing focus question What is being done to solve these environmental issues?

Lesson objective(s) To make students aware of the organizations that are in place around Australia to help maintain and sustain Australia as we know it today. With a focus on the Clean Up Australia Day ** campaign **.**


 * Materials**
 * Clean Up Australia fact sheet.
 * Litter bug worksheets. ( Clean Up Australia Website)
 * Colored Pencils
 * Grey lead Pencils

Duration - 60 minutes

- Clean up Australia Day - Earth Hour - What is rubbish? - How long does it take to break down?
 * __Introduction__**
 * Discuss with students what things are affecting our environment.
 * Discuss with students the things that they have seen or heard about on the T.V or by some other means on things to do for the environment.
 * Discuss with the students why these things have been implemented and how they affect the environment.


 * __Body__**
 * Conduct a " Emu Bob " within the school ground to raise awareness of how much rubbish can accumulate within a small area.
 * Bring the students back inside and get the students to complete the litterbug "How do people litter" worksheet.

- What can we conclude about picking up rubbish? - What connections can you see when you pick up rubbish? - Should we pick up rubbish?
 * __Conclusion__**
 * Discuss with students the importance of cleaning up rubbish.