This document outlines a 5-week cross-curriculum project for a year 3 class focusing on reducing, reusing, and recycling. In week 1, students will be introduced to the topic. In week 2, they will do a photographic study at home. Week 3 will involve researching how improper waste disposal affects living things and presenting findings to the class. Week 4 will have students creating a recycling collage using recycled materials. In week 5, students will create a presentation using technology to teach the rest of the school about reducing, reusing and recycling. Optional extension activities include recycling crafts, an excursion to a recycling center, and creating a reflective blog.

1. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Year Three (Early Childhood) Cross Curriculum Project (5 weeks) Our Projects Focus: Science, Earth and Beyond Group Members: Lauren Selina Luke

3. Cross Curriculum Focus

4. Week One Introduction of the topic: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! Photographic Study at Home:

5. Week Two

6. Week Three How does improper disposal of wastage affect living things? For week three students will research how improper disposal of waste affects living things. Through reading books, online research, or using several sites provided to them they will then present, as a group, their findings to the class. Some of this information will also be used in the final assembly presentation. Resources are provided for students research on our webpage. A small description is allocated for each link, and links to other resources are also provided.

7. Week Four: Using Recycled Products to Create a Recycling Collage

8. Week Five: Presenting with Technology The final product of the students research will be presented using technology (SmartBoard or Powerpoint) as a presentation. This presentation will provide information to the rest of the school on how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

9. Extension Lessons Recycling Paper Crafts Excursion: Recycling Students Computer Blog This five week cross curriculum unit doesn’t need to end abruptly as there are many extension activities that can be added to ‘round off’ the unit. The extension activities that we have included in our website include; an excursion to a recycling centre or a waste treatment plant, creating recycled paper crafts, and creating a reflective blog along with a summary at the end of the unit.