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Activity 2 - Replace means everything?

Objectives
  • Understand the concept of “Replace”
  • Learn how to replace disposables with reusables
  • Understand the idea of “Replace Works, Reuse Works Better”
  • Understand the principles of “7Rs of A Zero Waste Lifestyle” and adopt correct “Replace” practices
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Content / Steps
Before the activity

Students may collect photos of “reusables” from newspapers or print from the internet.

  1. Students are divided into groups, and Replace means everything? worksheet is distributed to each group. They are required to complete Part One.
  2. Plays Replace means everything? education clip to class and discuss with students about the behaviour of the character in the video. Focus on how binge shopping for reusables can lead to waste problems, highlighting the message "Replace Works, Reuse Works Better."
  3. Ask students to finish Part Two and Three of the worksheet.
  4. Explains “7Rs of A Zero Waste Lifestyle”.
  5. Ask students to finish Part Four of the worksheet.
Further discussion / activity
  • Have you ever made the same mistakes like the character in the video, believing that “Replace” solve all waste problems?
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    “Replace” is one of the solutions to waste problems. Substituting disposable items with reusable ones can significantly decrease waste. However, if we continue to purchase or collect reusables without limits, we still end up generating waste. Having more than we need is essentially the same as creating waste.
Teaching tips
  • The activity can be an individual instead of a group activity, or assigned as homework.

Replace means everything?

Education Activity- Primary School：Replace means everything?
Group:
Student Name：
Part One：Replace “disposables”

Please put suitable photos of “Reusable Products” in the right column to replace “Disposable Products” on the left. (Draw if you cannot find suitable photos.)

Part Two：Watch Replace means everything? education video clip
Answer the following questions according to the video.

  1. What was the animal affected by plastic waste, leading the young lady in the video to change her mind?

  2. How many types of disposables in total are there on the table and in the young lady’s hands?

    A total of

    types, including

  3. What kind of reusables did the young lady bought?

  4. From the video, guess how many pieces of reusable food containers, water bottles and tableware the young lady bought?

    10
    20
    30
    Countless

  5. Why did the young lady share her new reusables items on the social media? (You may choose more than one answer)

    Save sea turtles
    Show the beautiful green products
    Show a green living lifestyle
    All of the above

  6. Please write down the words that show up at the end of the video

    works;

    works better

  7. Do you think the young lady in the video can live green properly? Why?

Part Three：Replace means everything?

Read the text below and answer questions (write answers in the blank and circle correct answers)

Fact One

In mid-19th century, the upper class in America and Europe used ivory in accessories and household items. The demand for ivory caused large amount of hunting of elephants. Therefore, a company in New York offered US$10,000 reward for developing replacement for ivory.
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By 1869, American inventor John Wesley Hyatt successfully created a substitute for ivory using natural materials. His invention, celluloid, reduced the demand for ivory and became a model for future plastics.

Fact Two

During the old days, people cut a lot of trees to make paper bags. In 1959, the Swedish engineer Sten Gustaf Thulin invented durable plastic Vest Bag to replace paper bags and save trees.

According to the information above, plastic is a replacement of ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿, and plastic bag is a replacement of ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿, both were invented to protect the environment. But people  misuse ／ rarely use   plastics and plastic bag, and use the plastics and plastic bags as  single-use products ／ reusable products , which caused ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿. Although “replace” is important,  bear in mind to apply reasonably ／ largely  to achieve environmental protection.

Part Four：7Rs of A Zero Waste Lifestyle

Give your / your group’s 7Rs of A Zero Waste Lifestyle pledge.

My pledge of allegiance to 7Rs of A Zero Waste Lifestyle

I／We promise to support for environmental protection, waste reduction and being a responsible green citizen.

I／We promise to Replace

(write three actions)

I／We promise to Reduce

(write three actions)

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