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Waste Week E-waste lesson plan with video quiz

This interactive video quiz for KS3 helps students understand what e-waste is, why it matters, and how electricals can be repaired, reused, or recycled to protect people and the planet.

As part of this lesson plan, pupils are asked to watch the film Electrical and Tech Recycling with Busta and HypnoCat! to answer the questions

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  • Age groups: 11-14s
  • Subjects: Environment & society
  • Topics: Waste, E-Waste

UK Curriculum Links:

Science – Resources, recycling, environmental impacts, pollution.

  • Geography – Human impact on the environment; sustainability; waste management.
  • Citizenship/PSHE – Consumer choices, global responsibility.
  • English/Literacy – Comprehension, discussion, debate.
  • Maths/Numeracy – Interpreting statistics (tonnes of waste, percentages).

International Curriculum Links:

IB (International Baccalaureate):

  • MYP Sciences: Human impact, sustainability, recycling.
  • MYP Design: Repair, re-use, product life cycles.
  • MYP Individuals & Societies: Resource use and global issues.
  • DP ESS: Waste management, recycling, global waste streams.

Cambridge International Curriculum (CAIE):

  • Lower Secondary Science: Human impacts and recycling.
  • IGCSE Environmental Management (0680): Solid waste management, pollution.
  • IGCSE Geography (0460): Waste management strategies.
  • Global Perspectives (Lower Secondary/IGCSE): Analysis of global challenges, environmental responsibility.

 

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