Teaching composting

We are currently developing a range of lesson plans and activities to run alongside our waste education programme, but until then here are some links and ideas to help you along.

The National Recycle Now schools pages have a host of useful information for teachers and pupils including lesson ideas and posters!

Recycle zone has a page of teachers resources and one dedicated to waste in the curriculum 

Here are some useful links from waste online. Including:

Dustbin Pack Information Sheets

Dustbin Pack Teachers notes

Dustbin Pack Worksheets

Waste at School

Waste Today information sheets.

The Waste Management company Sita have "stuff for teachers". Namely a Green Pack for KS2 and KS3 which can be requested from http://rethink.sita.co.uk/stuff-for-teachers

Renewable world, a DSCF project, has ideas and lesson plans on sustainability and materials http://www.renewableworld.org.uk/teachers/the-project.

Recycling Glass has some ideas, facts and a free glassworks CD @

http://www.recyclingglass.co.uk/

Waste Watch have a set of programmes and resources available for schools, although they are not free. http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/Education-and-Training/Introduction

The Centre for Alternative Technology has a page devoted to educational resources that relate to the environment and sustainability.

http://www.cat.org.uk/education/ed_content.tmpl?subdir=education&sku=ED_50

The Centre for Global Awareness has some free downloadable resources for schools. http://hantsdec.virtualschools.net/folders/freedownloads.

Global Footprint has an activity on plastic bags for year 6 http://www.globalfootprints.org/pdf/waste_lit56.pdf. 

Garden Organic Teaching Page has activities and lessons based on gardening and composting.http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/schools_organic_network/tz_comp.htm

One Earth Ltd are an environmental education consultancy whose work is based mainly around London but is worth a look for some ideas and downloadable material http://www.one-earth.co.uk/index.html