Betternes (2)

• European and International Orientation
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Betterness is all about social responsibility

Dutch student, Boyan Slat came up with an idea to clean up the plastic pollution in the sea. His idea uses the natural ocean currents and wind to float plastic waste towards a collection platform

1. Milestone
   




2. Garbage patch
   


3. scuba diving
4. Spiral staircase

a. the sport of swimming underwater with special breathing equipment

b. an important event in the development or history of something or in someone's life

c. a set of steps in a shape made up of curves, 

d. a dumping area for  rubbish or unwanted things that you throw away

1. Ocean currents

 2. to take advantage 

3. To solve something

 

4. accumulate

a. to find the answer to a problem

b. to use the good things in a situation

c. a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction

d. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time

We are going to listen to Boyan Slat

Listen for the following: 

What event first made Boyan interested in cleaning up the oceans?

Where is the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

Why do they need to suspend the large anchor? 

What happens to all the plastic that they catch? 

What event first made Boyan interested in cleaning up the oceans?

1. He liked to make chairs
2. He was disappointed by all the plastic bags in the sea
3. He was getting his driving licence
4. He was on holiday on a cruise ship

Where is the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

1. The nearest land mass is the East coast America
2. In the South of the Pacific Ocean
3. Between California and Hawaii
4. In the Atlantic Ocean

Why do they need to suspend the large anchor?

1. To make sure the barrier stays in place
2. To anchor the nets
3. To collect the plastic
4. To slow down the system

What happens to all the plastic that they catch?

1. The send it to China
2. They put it in landfill
3. It gets recycled
4. It gets incinerated

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Complete exercise 5 in the Betterness section

Read the rest of the section on Betterness. 

In this section we will look at: 

the circular economy

Sharing

mobility

production ethics

What is the environment and whose responsibility is it to look after it?

How do we take care of the environment?
(name three things)

With a partner....

look at the following pictures in the slides and talk about how we can reduce the amount of rubbish we create. 

Partner activity. 

With a partner, look for all the things in the landfill site that could have been recycled. 

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Think of one thing that could go in to each bin.

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Name one thing you have learnt in today's lesson

Homework

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