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Fabric Bag And Beeswax Wrap Making

This term we have been learning how to reduce the amount of plastic we use. Here are some ways you can reduce using plastic.   Beeswax Wrap  
We made beeswax wrap. What we needed to do was place down an ironing table then lay some baking paper down. Then put a bit of fabric on the baking paper and then put some grated beeswax on the fabric. Then put more baking paper over it. After that Put the iron over the baking paper and the beeswax will start to melt. Once it has melted take the top layer of baking paper off and then you have beeswax wrap.  You can use this instead of plastic wrap
Fabric Bag  First we cut up a big bit of fabric then sewed it together and then we had the main part ready. Then we cut out the straps. Then we sewed the straps and the main bag part together. Then our bags were finished.

 

Where to next

Where To Next?  Connected, Level 4

Turning Old into New

Literacy

Science/Social Science learning goals

We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative
of positive impact our actions can have on these environments.

Success criteria;

• identify and explain some of the issues facing our environment today
• identify some of the negative impacts humans are having on the environment
• identify some positive actions people are taking both here and around the world
• to try and help look after our environment.  
• identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives
• to help our environment.
• learn about our local bush track and creek and identify some
• ways in which we can help to look after (kaitiakitanga) these areas.

Reading Learning Goals

-I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

-I am learning to use illustrations, text boxes, charts and graphs to help me make
inferences so I get more information from the text.

-I am learning to use more than one text, in print or electronic formats, to gathe
r and check the accuracy of information.

-I am learning to read a wide range of texts (e.g. encyclopaedias, websites, newspapers)
 to gather and check information on a topic.

-I am learning to explain why the author has written a text.

-I am learning to read and understand text that contains academic and topic-specific vocabulary.

Read the text, ‘Turning Old Into New’ and then complete the following activities.

1. Why is recycling a good idea? It is a good idea because you can reuse it.

2. How many tons of rubbish do New Zealanders send to landfills every year?
3.     Every year New Zealanders send 2.5 Million tons of rubbish to landfills.  

3. When rubbish breaks down what gas does it produce?  What environmental
4. problem does this contribute to? It causes Methane and Global warming.

4. Complete this sentence:  Everything we use is made from  

Earth's         Natural Resources

5. Explain where these resources come from;

Wood: Trees and Plants.

Metal: Metal comes from rocks that are mined from the ground

Plastic: oil

6) How does oil form? Oil forms when animals and plants that died and fell to the
bottom of the sea. They got covered by mud and started to change into rock as the
temperature and pressure increased.

7) What are some of the things glass can be recycled into?      Roads.

8) What are some of the things cardboard can be recycled into?  Tiles for the roof.

9) What can plastic with the number 1 be recycled into?  More bottles

10)  Attach a google drawing here that explains how number 1 plastics can be turned into
clothing. Drawing here

11) What are microfibres and what is the problem with them?  Microfibres are poisoning
the life in the ocean.

12) What is Earth Overshoot day?  Earths overshoot day is when people use as much
resources as the earth can reduce.

Glossary - Write what these words mean

Atoms: smallest particle

Global Warming: an increase in the earth's average temperature due to increased
levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Natural resources: the things that grow on earth

Synthetic: Something made by people by combining different chemicals.

In class we will be working on projects looking at issues around rubbish and what we
can do to help reduce this problem.  

Video Links

NZ Recycling Crises

Diver Filming Swimming Through Plastic

The Pacific Garbage Patch

A Plastic Free Lunch

Our class has been trying hard to have a plastic free lunch. 

Science/Social Science learning goals

We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative of
positive impact our actions can have on these environments.

Success criteria;

• identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives to help our environment.
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Task: Create an infographic showing people how they can reduce their waste in their lunchbox.   

Our co-constructed success criteria:

-Have a strong title/hook

-Use convincing language and images

-Have simple things people can do

-Use images (free to use)

-Use bullet points/ short sharp information

-Use correct punctuation and spelling.