The document outlines activities for National Science Week, focusing on the theme 'Future Earth' and encouraging students to explore ways to care for the planet. It includes ideas from characters Charlie and Lola, a puppet show creation, an investigation of recyclable materials in lunch boxes, and a graphing exercise on recyclables. Additional resources like mastery learning folders and a booklist are mentioned to support diverse learning needs.

1. Looking After
Our Planet
at Home
and School !

2. National Science Week is
from 12th - 20th August.
This year's theme is
"Future Earth".

3. What can we do to make
our earth a better place?
Charlie and Lola have
some ideas ...

4. With Charlie & Lola
Teacher Note: 10 min You Tube video fast forward to start at 1 min
Look After Your
Planet
Video

5. What ideas did Charlie and Lola have
about looking after our planet?

6. Puppet Show
Download
Charlie & Lola
Popstick Puppet
Printables
Small Groups (4 - 8 students)
In pairs, create a puppet show to teach
your group about how they can look
after our planet at home and school.

7. What type of materials are
recyclable?
glass
tin
plastic
paper

8. Some plastic recyclable packaging has
this mark. The plastic that can be
recycled depends on where you live.
Many Australian local councils will
recycle plastic that has the 1 or 5
triangular mark printed on it.

9. Lunch Box Investigation
Let's take a look inside our lunch boxes
to see if they contain any packaging
that can be recycled.
Look for the recycling mark on plastic
packaging.
Count and record how many glass, tin,
plastic or paper items you discover.

10. Recyclables Graph
Let's take make a graph of the materials
that are recyclable in our lunch boxes.
First, we will need to make a tally ...

11. Tally of Lunch Box Recyclables
glass
tin
plastic
paper

12. Lunch Box Recyclables Graph
Create-A-Graph

13. Discussion
What does our graph tell us about our lunch
box recyclables?

14. Make Something New!
Using recycled materials, create
something new that you or your family
can use.

15. Make Something New!
Brainstormed ideas ...

16. Your new creation ...
Share with your group how you made it
and how it could be used ...

17. Not every student can learn the essential
content and skills in the time we have available
to teach and consolidate. Mastery Learning
Folders are a hand-made or hardcover tool that
supports the classroom learning program for
remediation, consolidation or extension.
Two minute Video

18. Booklist Providers
A once off booklist purchase enables the Differentiated Master Learning Folder
Strategy to be used with students across the primary school years.

19. This presentation was created for you by Nicola Carr-White.