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Fascinating Facts on E-waste
These fact sheets present engaging and eye-opening statistics about e-waste in the UK, helping children and families understand the environmental cost of our electronic devices and the importance of reuse and recycling.
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UK Curriculum Links
- Science – Materials and their environmental impact; sustainability.
- Geography – Waste, resource use, and environmental issues.
- Design & Technology – How design influences sustainability and waste.
- Citizenship/PSHE – Responsible consumer behaviour and environmental responsibility.
- Maths (optional cross-curricular link) – Using statistics to understand scale and comparisons.
International Curriculum Links
International Baccalaureate (IB):
- PYP (Primary Years Programme): Sharing the planet – finite resources, human responsibility.
- MYP: Sciences – environmental science and resource use; Design – product life cycle and sustainability.
- DP (Diploma Programme): Environmental Systems & Societies (ESS) – solid waste management, e-waste impacts.
Cambridge International Curriculum (CAIE):
- Primary Science: Materials and environmental impacts.
- Lower Secondary Science: Properties of materials, recycling, environmental challenges.
- IGCSE Environmental Management (0680): Waste management and pollution.
- IGCSE Geography (0460): Human-environment interactions; waste management strategies.