School's Clean Up Australia Day - Let's Talk Trash
These resources are part of the Clean Up Australia Education Resources created in collaboration with Clean Up Australia.
This Foundation–Year 6 unit, Let’s Talk Trash, has been designed to
- develop students’ understanding of waste and its environmental impact by engaging in hands-on activities such as recording litter, measuring water waste and designing sustainable packaging
- encourage students to explore the concepts of reduce, reuse and recycle, empowering them to take personal responsibility for their environmental footprint
- inspire active citizenship and community involvement, motivating students to create anti-litter campaigns, organise Clean Up events and propose strategies for reducing waste locally
- foster critical thinking and scientific inquiry, guiding students through experiments that explore decomposition rates, recycling effectiveness and waste management strategies
- promote creativity and problem-solving, enabling students to collaboratively design innovative solutions and campaigns that address waste and litter issues in their communities.
Through collaborative, action-based learning, students will be equipped with the skills and confidence to make informed, sustainable choices, actively contributing to a cleaner environment at school and beyond.
These lessons are deal for participating in Schools Clean Up Day or for a Clean Up event at any time of the year.
Scroll down to explore each lesson or click the download button on the right-hand side of this unit to download the entire unit at once. ✨
Tune In
Thought-provoking lessons featuring questions and activities designed to stimulate students' interest.
Find Out
Explicit instruction on the topic, increasing in complexity and breadth of knowledge.
Take Action
Contextualising knowledge and inspiring students through real-world examples. These lessons feature stories of inspirational people and organisations making a difference to help bring the learning to life.
