Educational Activities

We have produced a number of documents which we think you will find useful. They are in PDF format and can be downloaded by clicking the links below. We offer a range of classroom based activities for various age groups; KS1

• The Compost Cycle Lesson Plan 'Grandmother's Worms' story and discovering compost
• Recycled Weaving Lesson Plan Reusing old bike wheels as looms and weaving with different waste materials
• Puppet Making Lesson Plan Making puppets from scrap to tell the story of 'Dinosaurs and all that rubbish'

KS2

• Paper Making Lesson Plan
• Paper Making - How To Sheet Making recycled paper from old magazines!
• Material Detectives Lesson Plan Find out where materials come from and what happens to them when they are recycled
• Rubbish Stories Lesson Plan Using rubbish as inspiration/props for stories

KS3/4

• Rubbish Circle Lesson Plan Looking at different materials and whether they can be composted or recycled
• Waste and the Carbon Cycle Lesson Plan Find out what happens to waste material produced by plants and animals
• Waste and Industry - Investigating the link between the consumer and industry

Book the Suffolk Waste Education Officer The booking page is currently innactive, if you're interested in booking the Waste Education team for a visit please contact Melanie Brown on 01473 264280 or email school.waste@suffolk.gov.uk.

Also see the Pledge To Recycle details.

If you need any further information, please contact Melanie Brown on 01473 264280 or email school.waste@suffolk.gov.uk.