Wherer to next reading work.

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 we can reuse it and make it in to things like
2. clothing, furnisher.

2. How many tons of rubbish do New Zealanders send to landfills every year? NZers  send
3. 2,5 million  tonnes of rubbish to dumps a each year.

3. When rubbish breaks down what gas does it produce?  What environmental problem
4. doewawds this contribute to? It produces  Co2 and methane. It contributes global
5. warming.

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

5. Explain where these resources come from;

Wood: comes from trees.

Metal: It comes from rock that is mined from the ground.

Plastic: The Plastic is made from oil.

6) How does oil form? Oil forms from the remains of plants and animals that died millions of year
ago.

7) What are some of the things glass can be recycled into? Smashed glass or unused glass
bottles in greymouth can be taken to the hokitika

glass blowing shop and be reshaped into things like glass cups, mirrors, and also small fragile
things like glass kiwis , glass birds, and other glass things.

8) What are some of the things cardboard can be recycled into? Cardboard can be made into /
turned into, newsprint, writing paper, toilet paper, and egg cartoons.

9) What can plastic with the number 1 be recycled into? The number 1 plastic bottles can be
recycled into, soft drink bottles, pillows, and sleeping bags.  

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?  Microfibre is the stuff that comes
of our clothes and they go down the drain and into the sea and ruins our sea life and the sea
life food chain.

12) What is Earth Overshoot day? Earth overshoot day is when we use more resources from
the earth than the earth can reproduce in one year.

Glossary - Write what these words mean

Atoms: the tiny particle of a substance.

Carded: fibres.

Global Warming: It IS when the earth's atmosphere gets warmer and the ice in the north and
south pole is melting.

Malt: barley or other gran that has been used for brewing beer.

Natural resources: things that made naturally from our earth.

Synthetic: something that is made by humans and is the result of combining is 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