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Bottle Stoppers lesson plan 7-11s

Explore the impact of the production, use and disposal of plastic on the environment with this activity. It encourages them, through a class campaign, to reduce the amount of plastic bottles sent to landfill in their household, and demonstrates the cumulative effect that can be produced on a large scale by small individual action.

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  • Age groups: 7-11s
  • Subjects: Science
  • Topics: Waste

Curriculum links

England

Science

Working scientifically

Pupils should be taught to:

  • gather, record, classify and present data in a variety of ways to help in answering questions
  • record findings using simple scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables

Properties and changes of materials

Living things and their habitats

Mathematics

Number – addition and subtraction

Statistics

Measurement

Scotland

Mathematics

Number MNU 2-03a

Data and analysis MNU 2-20a, MNU 2-20b, MTH 2-21a

Science

Biodiversity and Interdependence SCN 2-02a

Energy sources and sustainability SCN 2-04b

Social Studies

People, place and environment SOC 2-08a

Technologies

Technological developments TCH 2-02a

Wales

Mathematics

Read information; represent data; investigate patterns; collect, represent and interpret data

Science

How humans affect the environment; sustainable earth

Northern Ireland

Mathematics

Presenting information and results; handling data

The World Around Us

Effect of people on the natural environment; change over time