Date

Teacher Name Ms. Latilo Dec 4th, 2017

(DD/MM/YYYY)
Subject Area Science Grade 4/5
Introduction to Waste in our World
Topic Time 80 minutes
Unit

General
Learner
Outcome(s) 4-5 Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and
Taken from identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
Alberta Program
of Studies
Specific
Learner
Identify and classify wastes that result from human activity
Outcome(s)
Identify ways in which materials can be reused or recycled, including
Taken from
examples of things that the student has done.
Alberta Program
of Studies
Learning
Objectives Students will be able to:
What do you 1) Identify what is waste and where it comes from
want your 2) Identify why its a problem and ways in which it is disposed
students to 3) Recognize their own attitudes towards waste
learn?
Assessment
1. Observation during class discussion and think, pair, share
How will you
2. Students will work on identifying what waste is via word web
know your
3. Waste Check List Student will complete a checklist that will point out how
students have
they contribute to the waste around us
learned?
PowerPoint
Materials
Billy Nye Segment video
What resources
will you need? Intro to Waste booklet
Adas Violin by Susan Hood

Introduction
- Begin class with our usual countdown
(attention
- Open discussion about why we should take care of the earth
grabber)
 Intro to Waste
- Teacher Actions
o Instructional Sequence
o Facilitate discussion about what waste is following intro discussion
o Give the students time to do a think, pair, share
o Following think, pair, share time, as a class come up with a definition of waste
based on the conversations
o Try to categorize waste based on the responses received
o During discussion specify that we will be focusing on manmade waste
o We will go through the slides together and answering the questions from the
booklet as a group
o Once the section for today has been completed, students will fill out Waste
Check Survey
o The survey should be used to encourage students in thinking about how they
contribute to the waste in the world around them
o Considerations
Body
o use of visuals for non-auditory learners
(Activity #1)
o Pace at which the information is being delivered
o Use ducks to call on students this encourages different students to answer
o Check for Understanding
o As it is a lot of information, stop frequently to ensure there are no questions
o Remind students that they can always stop to ask for clarification
- Student Actions
o Students will participate in group discussion and in think, pair, share with their
elbow partner
o Student will fill out todays section of the booklet
o Student will fill complete waste check survey
o Students will reflect on the result on the waste check survey, using what we
learned in class today
Transition Details
o As students have been introduced to what waste is, explain the Waste Check
and have the students complete the survey and evaluate how they deal with
waste.
Adas Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
- Teacher Actions
o Once the Waste Check survey is complete, explain that the students can review
this at the end of the unit and see if they have applied what we have been
learning in class to how they deal with waste daily
o Introduce Adas violin
Body
o Story about students from Paraguay who made their instruments from items
(Activity #2)
found in the landfill
o Read Adas Violin to the class
o After the reading, they will watch the video
o As this is a true story, the video has children from the orchestra talking about
their experience
o The students also get to hear the students play their instruments
 o Facilitate a discussion on the events of the story/video
o Talk about the aspects of waste that we discussed today and how they were
presented in the book also
- Student Actions
o Students will listen to the reading of Adas Violin
o We will discuss the events of the story and the video the discussion includes
what theyve learned and how Adas world differs from ours
o They will also discuss what we learned today and how that was portrayed in the
story
- Assessment Evidence
o Participation in discussion
o Understanding of themes in the story and how it relates to waste
- Transition Details
o Closure of discussion on Adas Violin

Review of the big ideas from todays lesson as a class

Closure Types of waste
(consolidation of How waste is disposed
learning) Based on survey results and how can we better treat the world around us
Leave enough time for students to pack up before lunch