6.3++Inquiry+-+Waste




 * Theme: How We Share The Planet **



From Week 3 (Term 2), Room 14 will be investigating waste in order to minimise the amount of rubbish we each create. We will do this by: 1) Finding out what we already know about rubbish. 2) Observing the amount of rubbish we produce in our classroom. 3) Visiting the wastebusters site to find out what happens to our rubbish when it is classified. 4) Researching some of our own questions about rubbish.

Our trip to wastebusters was //very// interesting. We learnt so much thanks to the expertise of Kay and Sharon. ** ** After much wondering, the students of Room 7 have chosen their final question to investigate. They are as follows: ** Terii and Dannielle - What happens to cars when nobody wants them? Jordan, Maddie L & Amber - How much rubbish is in the world? Jacob, Marc & Matthew H - What will happen 1000 years later with rubbish? Hamish & Mat O - What if no one recycled? Tessa & Lexie - Where would rubbish go if there was no such thing as wastebusters, a dump or a landfill? Taneal & Artem - How much rubbish is there in the world? Robert & Liam - Where did rubbish go in the olden days? Emma & Maddy B - How does rubbish turn into dirt?
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Room 14 have been busy searching for information in books, the internet, and by writing letters to wastebusters. Emma and Maddy B have even created an experiment. They have buried many different types of rubbish to find out how long they take to compost. They specially prepared signs to show where each type of rubbish is buried. Many others in the class were also a big help. We hope to dig up the rubbish each term and have a look. Finally we have finished our waste unit and are now in the midst of celebrating. Some of us have created powerpoints displaying what we discovered, while others have created posters. Click on the powerpoints below to see what we've been up to.....
 * Update!**



We will be celebrating in Week 3 (of Term 3) by having a wearable recycled arts day and a sausage sizzle! Building a worm farm with Sharon from Wastebusters. It's easy to make create fertiliser for your garden - just ask us how!