EcoGenius: Green the Future now!

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MentorlesMiddelbare schoolvmbo gLeerjaar 4

This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 90 min

Items in this lesson

Slide 1 - Slide

How many kilos of waste does the average person produce in The Netherlands?
A
100 kg
B
280 kg
C
395 kg
D
490 kg

Slide 2 - Quiz

What percentage of this number is seperated?
A
32%
B
59%
C
73%
D
85%

Slide 3 - Quiz

Can you name the different categories that waste is collected in? Name as many as you can.

Slide 4 - Open question

Slide 5 - Slide

Discuss
Make groups with at least 1 Dutch and 1 Turkish and/or 1 Italian student. Discuss the following questions. 

- Do you seperate waste? 

- Which categories of waste do you seperate  at home?

- How do you collect all the different types of waste?

Slide 6 - Slide

Do you seperate waste at home?
Yes
No

Slide 7 - Poll

If yes, how many categories do you use?
2
3
4
5
5+

Slide 8 - Poll

What are reasons to seperate waste?

Slide 9 - Open question

Reasons to seperate waste:
- Recycling: waste stops being waste and becomes a new material
- awareness of the amount of waste and packaging
- residual waste is burned, which is bad for the environment
- residual waste is more expensive to process
- better for the environment

Slide 10 - Slide

How much home waste do you think could be recycled as material for new products if seperated correctly?
A
30%
B
50%
C
70%
D
90%

Slide 11 - Quiz

Discuss
What other places in your country is waste seperated?
Think of schools, shopping centres, public spaces

Slide 12 - Slide

Exercise
Sort the waste into the right category.
Discuss why you think it should be there, and if it is the same in all countries.

Slide 13 - Slide

Litterati App
Go to the playstore on your phone
Find and download the app: Litterati

You'll need it in Amsterdam on Thursday!

Slide 14 - Slide