War on Waste - Teaching Primary Maths with Waste Audits

Engage students in real-world maths with waste audits. Foster growth mindsets and environmental awareness.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2About this course
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Mathematics education
5. 5Using War On Waste to teach mathematics
6. 6About landfill waste
7. 7About recycling waste
8. 8Analysing waste bills
9. 9Measuring waste in bins and skips
10. 10Graphing your findings
11. 11Journey to the ocean
12. 12Your school's litter
13. 13Measuring and collecting litter data
14. 14Taking learning further
15. 15Using creativity to solve waste problems
16. 16Using your maths learning to drive change
17. 17Involving others
18. 18Cool lesson plans - landfill and recycling
19. 19Cool lesson plans - litter
20. 20Reflection
21. 21Taxonomy of learning
22. 22Suggestions for collaboration
23. 23Congratulations