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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- Why is recycling a good idea? It is a good idea because you can reuse it.
- How many tons of rubbish do New Zealanders send to landfills every year?
- Every year New Zealanders send 2.5 Million tons of rubbish to landfills.
- When rubbish breaks down what gas does it produce? What environmental
- problem does this contribute to? It causes Methane and Global warming.
- Complete this sentence: Everything we use is made from
Earth's Natural Resources
- 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.
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
clothing. Drawing here
11) What are microfibres and what is the problem with them? Microfibres are poisoning
the life in the ocean.
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.
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.
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.
can do to help reduce this problem.
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