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ActivityPupils can complete this activity individually or insmall groups. Using the worksheet pupils need todraw a line linking each word in the left hand columnto its corresponding picture (in the middle column)and definition (in the right hand column). You may liketo demonstrate how to complete this task with anexample.
Ask the pupils to discuss the meanings of the wordseither in groups or as a class. Do they have positive ornegative meanings?
Extension ideas• As a class create a mind map to show how you could encouragepeople to do positive activities (e.g. recycle and compost) and notnegative activities (e.g. litter and fly tipping).
• Selecting a word from the worksheet ask the pupils to create aneye-catching billboard advert to explain its meaning and raiseawareness.
Teacher’s notes on activities
Activity 1: Waste vocabularyLearning objective Activity summary Subject links
Pupils will increasetheir understanding ofwaste vocabulary
A matching activitywhere waste relatedwords need to bejoined to theircorresponding pictureand meaning.
EnglishReadingScienceArt and Design**When extension activities are completed
The basics of waste
Activity answers
Activity 1:Waste vocabularyThe basics of waste
Picture Word Meaning
Packaging
Energy fromWaste (EFW)Incineration
Landfill
Flytipping
Bin
Litter
Nappies
Recycle
Waste
Composting
Things thatpeople no longerwant and wish to
dispose of.
Where rubbish isstored before it is
collected.
Dumping rubbishillegally on roadsideverges, fields andun-used land.
This is wrappedaround products toprotect them fromdamage or preventthem from spilling.
A large hole in theground whererubbish can be
buried.
Burningrubbish to
create energy.
Using waste itemslike glass and
paper to make newproducts.
Material putaround a baby’s
bottom.
When garden anduncooked food wasterots down to make abrown soil called
compost.
Small items of wastethat are thrown on theground by people e.g.,crisp packets andchewing gum.
Teacher’s notes on activities
Waste vocabulary1ACTIVITY
The basics of waste
We’ve doneone for you.Can you do the
rest?
Can you join each word in the middle to its matching picture and meaning?
Picture Word Meaning
Packaging
Energy fromWaste (EFW)Incineration
Landfill
Flytipping
Bin
Litter
Nappies
Recycle
Waste
Composting
Things thatpeople no longerwant and wish to
dispose of.
Where rubbish isstored before it is
collected.
Dumping rubbishillegally on roadsideverges, fields andun-used land.
This is wrappedaround products toprotect them fromdamage or preventthem from spilling.
A large hole in theground whererubbish can be
buried.
Burningrubbish to
create energy.
Using waste itemslike glass and
paper to make newproducts.
Material putaround a baby’s
bottom.
When garden anduncooked food wasterots down to make abrown soil called
compost.
Small items of wastethat are thrown on theground by people e.g.,crisp packets andchewing gum.
ActivityUsing the worksheet pupils need to pretend they havestarted a new job as a WasteAware officer. As part oftheir new job they have been asked to prepare a reporthighlighting the quantity of waste collected inHertfordshire in 2012/13. To complete the exercise itwould be beneficial if the pupils have a basicunderstanding of graphs.
The report includes two graphs that need completingusing the information provided in the table: a bar andpie chart. The activity can be adjusted to the ability ofthe pupils. For example they could either, completethe partly drawn graphs on the worksheet, draw theirown on graph paper or use a computer.
Ask the pupils to write a few lines describing what thegraphs show. The questions below could be used tohelp.
• In what way was most of Hertfordshire’s wastedealt with?
• How would the class like to see the graphschange in the future?
Extension ideas• Ask the pupils to research how other counties or countries dealwith their waste. How do they differ from Hertfordshire? Do theyhave different disposal or recycling methods to Hertfordshire?
• Waste is not a new issue. Either as an individual project or insmall groups ask pupils to investigate how waste was dealt within the past. Suggested time periods to investigate could include:Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The Tudors, The Victorians andWorld War II.
Teacher’s notes on activities
Activity 2: What a load of rubbishActivity outcome Activity summary Subject links
Pupils will learn whathappens to waste inHertfordshire andunderstand how todisplay data in differentways.
Display Hertfordshirewaste data figures inbar and pie charts.
MathsComputingHistory**When extension activities are completed
The basics of waste
Data for pie chart Amount of waste in 2012/13 (1,000’s of tonnes)
Percentage forpie chart
Degrees for pie chart
Recycled
Composted
Landfilled
Incinerated
Total
105
118
98
165
486
22%
24%
20%
34%
100%
78 degrees
87 degrees
73 degrees
122 degrees
360 degrees
Activity answers
Activity 2:What a load of rubbishThe basics of waste
Teacher’s notes on activities
Bar chart
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0 Recycled Composted Landfilled Incinerated
What a load of rubbish
Waste or resource?
2ACTIVITY
The basics of waste
Bar chartUse the data in the table below to create abar graph. Shade in each bar of the graphwith a different colour.
Amount of waste in 2012/13(1,000’s of tonnes)
Recycled
Composted
Landfilled
Incinerated
Total
105
118
98
165
486
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0Recycled Composted Landfilled Incinerated
A bar graph to show how waste in Hertfordshire was dealt with in 2012/13
You are part of ateam preparing areport aboutwaste. Can youcomplete thegraphs?
What a load of rubbish
Waste or resource?
2ACTIVITYPie chartIn reports it is sometimes useful tosee the same data presented indifferent ways. Use the same data todraw and label this pie chart. To makethem stand out why not use a differentcolour for each section.
Why do youthink this iscalled a piechart?
Amount of waste in 2012/13(1,000’s of tonnes)
Recycled
Composted
Landfilled
Incinerated
Total
105
118
98
165
486
A pie chart to show how rubbish in Hertfordshire was dealt with in 2012/2013
The basics of waste
It’s called a pie chart because:
