Volume And Capacity

Fabric Bags And Beeswax Wrap

This term we have been trying to reduce our waste so we made fabric bags and beeswax wrap to use instead of plastic bags and glad wrap. Here is how to make beeswax wrap. First you put a piece of baking paper then you have to get a piece of cotton material that you lay on top of the baking paper. Then you have to grate some beeswax and sprinkle it over the piece of cotton. Now you put another piece of baking paper on top of the cotton. The last part is to get an iron and melt all the beeswax into the fabric; once it is all melted you put it on a rack and let it dry for about a minute. Mine turned out great and I found it really fun.

Where To Next

Where To Next?  Connected, Level 4

Turning Old into New

Literacy

Science/Social Science learning goals

We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative of positive
impact our actions can have on these environments.

Success criteria;

• identify and explain some of the issues facing our environment today
• identify some of the negative impacts humans are having on the environment
• identify some positive actions people are taking both here and around the world to try
• and help look after our environment.  
• identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives to help our
• environment.
• learn about our local bush track and creek and identify some ways in which we can
• help to look after (kaitiakitanga) these areas.

Reading Learning Goals

-I am learning to use sub-headings to guide me to the main ideas in text.

-I am learning to use illustrations, text boxes, charts and graphs to help me make inferences
so I get more information from the text.

-I am learning to use more than one text, in print or electronic formats, to gather and check the
accuracy of information.

-I am learning to read a wide range of texts (e.g. encyclopaedias, websites, newspapers)  to
gather and check information on a topic.

-I am learning to explain why the author has written a text.

-I am learning to read and understand text that contains academic and topic-specific vocabulary.

Read the text, ‘Turning Old Into New’ and then complete the following activities.

1. Why is recycling a good idea? Because after the material is broken down it can be
2. remade into something else. ✓

2. How many tons of rubbish do New Zealanders send to landfills every year? Every year
3. New Zealanders send 2.5 million tonnes of waste to landfills. ✓

3. When rubbish breaks down what gas does it produce?  What environmental problem
4. does this contribute to? When rubbish breaks down it produces toxic gas, co2 and
5. methane gas and that contributes to global harm. ✓

4. Complete this sentence:  Everything we use is made from  
5. Earth's      Natural Resources✓

6. Explain where these resources come from;

Wood: Wood  comes from trees or plants.✓

Metal: Metal comes from rocks that are mined from the ground.✓

Plastic: Plastic is a little more complicated. There are many different kinds of
plastics, but most of them are all made from the same natural resources - oil.✓

6) How does oil form? Oil forms by the remains of plants and animals that lived millions
of years ago. ✓

7) What are some of the things glass can be recycled into? Glass can be turned into
jars and bottles. Some glass can be turned into glass create and glassphalt which is used
to make roads. ✓

8) What are some of the things cardboard can be recycled into? Cardboard can be
recycled into newsprint, toilet paper, writing paper and egg cartons. ✓

9) What can plastic with the number 1 be recycled into? Plastic with the number 1 can
be recycled into soft drink bottles, pillow and sleeping bag fillings, carpet and clothing.✓

10)  Attach a google drawing here that explains how number 1 plastics can be turned into
clothing.

11) What are microfibres and what is the problem with them? Microfibres are really fine
synthetic yarn. The problem with microfibers is that they can be poisoning our underwater
wildlife, which has a knock on effects for the rest of the food chain - including humans.✓

12) What is Earth Overshoot day? Earths overshoot day is a concept by the Global Footprint
Network. It marks the date each year when people have used all the resources the planet can
regenerate in that year. ✓

Glossary - Write what these words mean

Atoms: The smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself of be combined with other
atoms to form a molecule.✓

Carded: Aligned in the same direction.✓

Global Warming: A gradual increase in Earth’s average temperature due to increased levels
of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.✓

Malt: Barley or other grain that has been used for brewing beer.✓

Natural resources: Materials found in nature that can be used by people, such as air, water,
plants, animals and rocks.✓

Synthetic: Something that is made by people and is the result of combining different
chemicals.✓

In class we will be working on projects looking at issues around rubbish and what we
can do to help reduce this problem.  

Video Links

NZ Recycling Crises

Diver Filming Swimming Through Plastic

The Pacific Garbage Patch

A Plastic Free Lunch

Science/Social Science learning goals

We are learning to understand about the environments around us and the negative of positive impact our actions can have on these environments.

Success criteria;

• identify some positive actions we can take at school and in our own lives to help our environment.

Task: Create an infographic showing people how they can reduce their
waste in their lunchbox.   

Our co-constructed success criteria:

-Have a strong title/hook

-Use convincing language and images

-Have simple things people can do

-Use images (free to use)

-Use bullet points/ short sharp information

-Use correct punctuation and spelling.