Q&A activity

Teacher's information is at the bottom of the page.

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This Q&A section aims to consolidate the lower secondary college Chemistry knowledge and Circular economy & E-waste information delivers at the Symposium on 4th May 2020.

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What are linear economy and circular economy?

Refer to the Symposium video

Please try to explain “Zero Waste Hierarchy”.

Refer to the Symposium video

Why rare earth metals are important to our life? Name some of the common applications.

Refer to the Symposium video

Give some examples on circular materials.

Refer to the Symposium video

Investigating my e-waste

Consider your own household. Document all your electronic devices, with a plug, battery or power cord. When your electronic devices no longer work and become e-waste, what do you do with them? Where might they go?

Discuss your ideas with others. What are your group ideas?

What is e-waste? Why is it a problem? Why should you care?

How might you represent your understanding and communicate your ideas to others?

How can e-waste be recycled? Create a flow chart to represent your understanding.

What actions can you take to reduce the amount of e-waste? Where can you recycle your e-waste from your household? How does this link to the circular economy? How might you educate others with regards to e waste? Why should they care?

Create a video, poster, drama, role play, Q&A, infographic, creative story, cartoon or similar to communicate your understanding about e-waste, recycling, the circular economy and your message to a target audience.

Useful sites:

https://www.cleanup.org.au/e-waste

https://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/Campaigns/eWaste

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Credit: Ms Amanda Peters, School of Education, Deakin University