Essential+Questions

Essential Questions  __Knowledge__ 1. Do you think recycling has an effect on the Earth? Yes  2. What is the definition of recycling? To make use of older items to serve its purpose again.  3. What items can be recycled? Glass, metal, P.E.T.E or H.D.P.E plastics, paper, cardboard.  4. What is the recycling logo? 5. What is the most recycled item? By Volume = paper/cardboard. By Weight = glass.  6. How many recycling companies are there in New Zealand?

7. If your recycling bin broke, who would you ring to replace it?

8. What items can we not recycle? Plastic wrap, plastic bags, stamps and stickers  9. Who picks up my recyclable rubbish? A recycling company nearest you.  10. If you recycle a tonne of paper, how many trees are you saving? 13 trees.   11. How much waste does New Zealand produced each year?

12. How many times does plastic bottles get recycled?

__Comprehension__  1. What are the pro's and con's of recycling? 2. Why should we recycle? 3. Describe what would the world be like if we didn't recycle? 4. How does recycling help? 5. Why doesn't everyone recycle? 6. What will happen if no one recycled? 7. How do you recycle plastics? 8. Which recycling company is most popular and why? 9. If we didn't recycle how long would it take for the earth to be covered in rubbish?

<span style="color: #00ff00; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 114.4%; text-align: left;">__Synthesis__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. What can we benefit from recycling? 2. Summarise what recycling is? 3. Can you design a poster to represent recycling?