Environmental Stewardship and Engineering · Engineering & Design

Waste Management and Recycling

Analyzing the impact of human waste on the environment and designing systems to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to our rubbish after it leaves our bins?
  2. 2How can we design packaging that does not harm the ocean?
  3. 3Why do some materials take longer to decompose than others?

NCCA Curriculum Specifications

NCCA: Primary - Environmental AwarenessNCCA: Primary - Caring for the Environment
Class/Year: 4th Class
Subject: Exploring Our World: Scientific Inquiry and Discovery
Unit: Environmental Stewardship and Engineering
Period: Engineering & Design

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