War On Waste - Use Primary Maths to Measure Waste

War On Waste - Use Primary Maths to Measure Waste

  • Cool+
  • Primary
  • Year 4 - 6
  • Mathematics
  • ...

Course summary

Use the topic of waste to develop your students' growth mindset in Years 4 to 6 maths with activities that help them use their knowledge and skills in different real-life scenarios.

You will learn:

This course will help you provide real-life learning experiences that develop students’ maths skills and understandings. In this course you will learn:

  • About the different types of waste and litter at your school.
  • How waste audits connect to the Year 4 to Year 6 Mathematics curriculum.
  • The different methods for collecting waste data.
  • The ways you can extend your students’ learning.
  • How to teach student-led waste audits in Mathematics lessons.
  • How to use course teaching resources and share learning with others.

Course time:

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Accreditation:

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW

  • 2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.
  • 3.3.2 Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning
  • 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

This course is not currently accredited in NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted toward NESA PD elective hours.

This course is accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2024.

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Course Content

Getting Started

Getting Started

01.
About this course
02.
Set some learning goals
Landfill and Recycling Waste

Landfill and Recycling Waste

03.
Mathematics education
04.
Using War On Waste to teach mathematics
05.
About landfill waste
06.
About recycling waste
07.
Analysing waste bills
08.
Measuring waste in bins and skips
09.
Graphing your findings
Litter

Litter

10.
Journey to the ocean
11.
Your school's litter
12.
Measuring and collecting litter data
Take Action

Take Action

13.
Taking learning further
14.
Using creativity to solve waste problems
15.
Using your maths learning to drive change
16.
Involving others
Your Teaching

Your Teaching

17.
Cool lesson plans - landfill and recycling
18.
Cool lesson plans - litter
Reflection

Reflection

19.
Reflection
20.
Taxonomy of learning
21.
Suggestions for collaboration
22.
Congratulations

Course instructor

Mark Drummond from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He has worked in the education sector for over 11 years as a classroom teacher, Leader of Pedagogy within an Ed-Tech startup and as an educational consultant. Mark is an absolute science nerd and loves talking about dinosaurs as much as he loves talking about education (which is a lot)!

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will this take to complete?

This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.

Will I get proof of completion?

You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.

Is this course accredited?

This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for teacher professional development hours in the following states and territories:

Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW:

  • 2.5.2 Apply knowledge and understanding of effective teaching strategies to support students’ literacy and numeracy achievement.
  • 3.3.2 Plan and implement well-structured learning and teaching programs or lesson sequences that engage students and promote learning
  • 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning.

This course is accredited by TQI for 2 hours of professional development for teachers in the ACT for 2024.

This course is not currently accredited in NSW (NESA). However, it can be counted toward NESA PD elective hours.

What are the curriculum links?

  • Mathematics: Year 4 to Year 6
  • General capabilities: Numeracy, Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Cross curriculum priorities: Sustainability

Partners

Cool Australia’s War On Waste lessons have been developed in partnership with Lune Media and with support from the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network.

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