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Limiting  our  Landfills!    

Description:    This  lesson  is  designed  to  accompany  the  Grade  7  GUSH  workshop.  Students  will  be  able  to  share  their  knowledge  of  landfills  and  the  negative  impact  they  have  on  water  systems  by  educating  the  public  on  reusing,  reducing  and  recycling.    

Grade  Level:    Grade  7  Setting:    Classroom    

Learning  Objectives:  1.  Identify  appropriate  language,  phrases  and  media  outlets  to  attract  a  target  audience.  2.  Design  and  create  a  media  outlet  that  informs  a  target  audience  of  ways  to  decrease  their  contribution  to  landfills.  3.  Present  your  media  outlet  and  explain  how  its  design  caters  to  a  target  audience.  

Duration:    2-­‐3  lessons  Key  Words:  -­‐Landfill  -­‐Pollution  -­‐Environmental  Impact  -­‐Reuse  -­‐Reduce  -­‐Recycle      

Related  Curriculum  Links:    Understanding  Life  Systems:  Interactions  in  the  Environment  1.2  analyse  the  costs  and  benefits  of  selected  strategies  for  protecting  the  environment    Media  Literacy  3.1  explain  why  they  have  chosen  the  topic  for  a  media  text  they  plan  to  create  3.2  identify  an  appropriate  form  to  suit  the  specific  purpose  and  audience  for  a  media  text  they  plan  to  create  3.3  identify  conventions  and  techniques  appropriate  to  the  form  chosen  for  a  media  text  they  plan  to  create,  and  explain  how  they  will  use  the  conventions  and  techniques  to  help  communicate  their  message  3.4  produce  a  variety  of  media  texts  of  some  technical  complexity  for  specific  purposes  and  audiences,  using  appropriate  forms,  conventions,  and  techniques Equipment:    -­‐  Laptops  -­‐  Markers  -­‐  Pencil  crayons  -­‐  Pencils  

Consumables:  -­‐  Copies  of  Tin  Roof  Global’s  Three  R  Organizer  worksheet  (attached)  -­‐  Poster  paper  -­‐  Lined  paper  -­‐  Coloured  paper  

Safety  Considerations:    N/A  

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 Lesson:  Starter  (5  minutes)  Ask  students  to  think  back  to  the  Grade  7  GUSH  workshop  –  in  what  ways  do  landfills  contribute  to  water  pollution?  Student  answers  should  include  surface  runoff  into  nearby  water  systems  and  waste  seeping  into  surrounding  soil  and  groundwater  sources.      Activity  (over  the  span  of  2-­‐3  lessons)  Show  students  a  picture  of  the  “Reduce,  Reuse,  Recycle”  symbol  (three  green  arrows  following  each  other  in  a  cycle).  Ask  the  students  what  it  represents,  and  how  the  symbols/colours  help  convey  the  meaning  of  the  slogan.  Explain  they  will  be  spreading  awareness  about  decreasing  our  contributions  to  landfills  through  the  use  of  reducing,  reusing  and  recycling.      Get  several  large  pieces  of  poster  paper,  and  place  them  around  the  classroom.  Ask  the  class  to  volunteer  different  types  of  audiences  (parents,  students,  members  of  community  etc.)  and  write  each  suggestion  on  a  different  piece  of  paper.  Split  the  class  into  groups  (based  on  how  many  different  audience  types  there  are)  and  place  each  group  at  a  different  station.  Give  groups  3  minutes  at  each  station  to  brainstorm  and  write  down  different  forms  of  media  that  will  attract  that  specific  audience.  If  students  have  a  form  of  media  in  mind  that  a  student  has  already  suggested,  instruct  them  to  put  a  check  mark  beside  it.  Once  the  rotations  have  finished,  place  the  pieces  of  paper  up  on  the  wall  for  the  class  to  observe.  Which  forms  of  media  were  the  most  popular  for  each  audience  (based  on  number  of  check  marks)?  Why  do  you  think  they  were  the  most  popular?      Students  will  now  find  a  partner  and  pick  a  specific  target  audience.  They  will  also  decide  on  an  appropriate  media  outlet  to  create  for  their  target  audience  (ie:  posters,  commercials,  pamphlets,  web  ads  etc.).  Once  this  is  determined  they  are  now  ready  to  research  information  for  their  media  outlet.  Information  that  students  need  to  include  in  their  media  outlet  are:  

• Negative  impacts  of  landfills  on  water  environments  • What  reducing,  reusing  and  recycling  is  • Ways  in  which  reducing,  reusing  and  recycling  are  beneficial  • Why  the  public  should  focus  on  reducing  and  reusing  rather  than  recycling  • Examples  of  how  to  reduce,  reuse  and  recycle  

 Hand  out  the  Three  R  Organizer  worksheets  for  students  to  organize  and  track  their  information  on  as  they  research.  Once  students  have  accumulated  enough  information,  they  can  start  working  on  their  final  media  outlet.  This  can  be  completed  during  class  time  or  set  as  homework.      Conclusion  (45  minutes)  Have  the  students  present  their  media  outlet  to  the  class.  In  addition  to  the  information  in  their  media  outlet,  they  should  also  explain  who  their  target  audience  is  and  how  they  catered  their  media  outlet  to  attract  members  of  that  audience.  Accommodations/Modifications  Provide  examples  of  Reuse,  Reduce  Recycle  ads  for  students  to  model  their  media  outlets  off  of.  

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 Allow  students  to  create  their  media  outlet  either  by  hand  or  through  use  of  technology.  Extensions  Encourage  students  to  present  their  media  outlet  to  their  target  audience  (ie:  going  into  another  classroom  and  showing  their  work  to  other  students).    

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Three R Organizer

Negative Impacts of Landfills on Water Environment

What is reducing, reusing, and recycling?

How is reducing, reusing and recycling beneficial?

Why might reducing and reusing be better than

recycling?

Examples of reducing, reusing and recycling