War on Waste - Teaching Secondary Maths with Waste Audits

Engage students in real-world maths with waste audits. Develop numeracy skills and environmental awareness.

What you’ll cover

1. 1Course welcome
2. 2Introduction
3. 3Set some learning goals
4. 4Mathematics education
5. 5Using War On Waste to explore mathematics
6. 6About landfill waste
7. 7About recycling waste
8. 8Analysing waste bills
9. 9Measuring bins and skips
10. 10Graphing your findings
11. 11Litter in the harbour
12. 12Your school's litter
13. 13Measuring and collecting litter data
14. 14Taking learning further
15. 15Sustainability at Merici College
16. 16Audits in action
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