Hello, welcome to today's lesson all about the three Rs.

My name is Mrs. Mehrin and I am so excited to be learning with you today.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit Everyday Materials.

Your lesson outcome today is, I can describe materials and objects that can be reduced, reused, and recycled.

Now, I know that learning can be a little bit challenging sometimes, but that's okay because we are going to do really, but that's okay because we are going to work so hard together and we are going to learn lots of fabulous new things.

Let's begin.

So here are your keywords for today.

I'm going to do my turn, your turn.

Let's begin.

My turn, landfill.

Your turn.

My turn, reduce.

Your turn.

My turn, reuse.

Your turn.

My turn, recycle.

Your turn.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So our lesson today is split into two parts.

Let's begin with the first one, the three Rs.

Now, every day, people throw away a lot of rubbish from their homes where they work and when they are out and about.

And here, we have a picture of rubbish in a bin.

Now, Alex asks the question, what happens to our rubbish when we throw it away? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, you can pause the video here.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So in the past, all of our rubbish went to a place called landfill.

Do you know what a landfill site is? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, you can pause the video here.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So a landfill site is a place where all of our waste is piled up, then buried in the ground.

Now, why do you think this might not be a good idea? You might need to pause the video here to think about this question.

Off you go.

Fantastic thinking.

Well done.

So there are things that we can do to look after our planet and send less waste to landfill.

Do you know what some of these things might be that we can do to help look after our planet? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, you can pause the video and you can come back once you've got an answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So we could recycle.

Now, there are three words, all beginning with the letter R, that give us ideas for what to do with objects and materials that we no longer need.

So we've looked at one of the words, which was recycle, but the other two words are reduce and reuse.

So let's look at what those mean.

Now, the first R is reduce.

Do you know what the word reduce means? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, you can pause the video here.

Off you go.

Fabulous thinking.

Well done.

Now, the picture might have given you a little bit of a clue as to what it means to reduce.

So reduce means using less of things.

So for example, Izzy here makes sure that she only takes the paper towels or the tissues that she's going to use so she doesn't take more than what she needs because she knows that that's going to be wasteful.

Now, the second R is reuse.

So when we reuse something, it means that we use it again.

For example, Laura says, I bring a reusable water bottle to school so I don't have to use a new plastic bottle each day.

And Laura also makes sure that she doesn't buy new bags every time she goes shopping.

She uses the same strong bags again and again.

So you might know those reusable shopping bags as a bag for life that you can get when you go shopping.

So you can save those and you can bring them back with you when you go shopping so you don't need to buy a new bag every time.

And also reusing, getting a reusable water bottle is a fantastic idea.

I think Laura is doing a brilliant job of reusing.

Now, objects can also be reused in completely different ways.

So for example here, artists have reused pieces of wood to create this sculpture.

And this food container has been reused as a plant pot, so that is a fantastic way to reuse two brilliant ways.

Now, the third R is for recycle.

Do you know what recycle means? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

If you think you need a little bit longer though, you can pause the video and you can come back once you are ready.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So Alex says, I sort my rubbish and put it into the right recycling bin.

So here, we have three recycling bins.

Now, recycling bin is a special bin for certain types of rubbish that can be turned into new objects rather than being sent to the landfill.

So you will have different bins for different products for different bits of rubbish.

Now, let's have a really good think then.

Can you remember which of these are the three Rs? Was it A, reply, report, and respond, B, return, remind, remember, or C, reduce, reuse, recycle? So I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, but if you need longer, just pause the video here.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

The correct answer is C, it's reduce, reuse, recycle.

Now, let's have a look at your first activity.

It says, look closely at each photograph.

Which of the three R's does it show? Is it reduce, reuse, or recycle? And can you think of some more examples of this? So here is one that Sam has done.

It says Sam's granddad chooses fresh fruit and vegetables without any packaging.

He puts them straight into his trolley and doesn't use any plastic bags.

So is that reducing, reusing, or recycling? What do you think? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, or you can pause the video here and have a go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

Now, here is Andeep's example, and it says, Andeep is part of his school's Green Team.

They have just started food composting.

They save all of the leftover food from lunchtime and they put it into the compost bin to make new soil.

So is that reducing, reusing, or recycling? What do you think? And can you think of some more examples of this as well? So I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at that.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

And then the last one here, Jacob has a packed lunch every day at school and uses these plastic pots to hold each part of his meal.

So is he reducing, reusing, or recycling in this picture here? And can you think of some more examples of this? I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at that.

Off you go.

Fantastic job.

Well done.

Let's see if you are correct.

So for the first one, this is an example of how we can reduce what we use.

So Sam's granddad is using less packaging such as single use plastic bags that you sometimes get your fruit and vegetables in.

And other examples that you might have thought of included switching off lights when they're not needed, using less electricity, and having a short shower instead of a bath so that you use less water.

So this was Andeep's example, and this is a great example of recycling.

So Andeep's Green Team are using all of the school's food waste and recycling it into compost for the school garden.

Now, other examples of recycling you might have thought of is to use the correct bins to recycle materials such as paper, glass, metal, and fabric.

And the last one was Jacob.

Now, Jacob uses plastic pots for his lunch each day.

So this is an example of reusing.

So he's reusing those containers every single day.

So this means that they can be washed and they can be used again later.

Now, other examples of reusing include giving old toys or clothes to charity shops so they can be used by someone else.

So rather than just throwing them in the bin because you don't want them anymore, you can give them to charity instead.

Now, we are on to the second part of our learning.

It's called making new things from recycled objects.

Now, when we throw things away, objects made from different materials need to go into different recycling bins.

This means that you have to sort your rubbish before it can be recycled.

Now, Sofia sorts her rubbish into glass, plastic, and paper.

Now, which of these can you put into recycling bin for plastic? Could you put A, yoghourt pots, B, glass bottles, or C, books? So which of those can you put into recycling bin for plastic? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

The answer is A, the yoghourt pots, because those are made of plastic.

Now, which of these can you put into recycling bin for wood? Would it be tin, a yoghourt pot, or a chair? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

The answer is C, the chair, because it's made out of wood.

Now, which of these can you put into a recycling bin for glass? Would it be A, glass bottles, B, a plastic bottle, or C, a tin? So again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous work.

Well done.

The answer is A, glass bottles.

Now, do you know what material this bottle is made from? I'll give you five seconds to have a look at the picture and see if you can work out what material has been used.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

This bottle is made from plastic.

Now, do you think plastic can be recycled? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So plastic can be recycled, it's melted and can be made into new things.

What objects do you think we might be able to make from recycled plastic? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer, but if you need longer, just pause the video here and then come back once you are ready.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So recycled plastic is used to make new objects like bottles, pots, and bags.

Now, plastic bottles can be recycled and made into, what do you think? They may be made into food cans, pots, or wood chip.

So think really carefully about that question.

I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

The answer is pots.

Now, do you know what material this bottle is made from? Have a really good look.

I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

Now, this bottle is made from glass.

Do you think glass can be recycled? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So glass can be recycled.

It's crushed and melted, and then it can be made into new useful things.

Now, what objects do you think that we can make from recycled glass? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So recycled glass is used to make new objects such as bottles and jars.

Now, glass bottles can be recycled and made into what? Jars, plastic bottles, or paper? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

The answer is A, jars.

Now, here's another one.

You are getting really good at this.

Do you know what material this chair is made from? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

The answer is this chair is made from wood.

Now, do you think wood can be recycled? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

If you need longer, just pause the video, come back once you are ready.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So wood can be recycled, and you usually have to take it to a local recycling centre to do this.

So you can't usually just put it straight into your recycling bin at home.

Now, what new objects do you think can be made from recycled wood? So you might need to pause the video here just so you can come up with a list.

It's up to you.

However, I'll give you five seconds if you don't want to pause the video now.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

So wood can be repaired and reused, or it can be recycled to make things like new picture frames, paper, or wood chips.

Now, let's do a quick check.

Wood can be recycled and made into what? Is it A, bottles, B, bags, or C, paper? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

The answer is C, paper.

Brilliant job.

Well done.

Now, it says here 10 scrap paper into new paper.

So in order to do this activity, you are going to need strips of scrap paper, water, spoon, bowl, tray, lightweight fabric, and food colouring, which is optional.

So what you're going to do first is you're going to take the scrap paper and you're gonna soak it in some water.

This is going to create paper pulp.

And then you're going to take that paper pulp out and put it into fresh water.

And you're going to put a fabric that's going to collect all the pulp and then the pulp going to be left to dry.

And then that should create recycled paper.

So what I'd like you to do now is to pause the video.

I want you to go back to the next slide and follow those instructions.

Leave it to dry, and it should create this recycled paper here.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

Now, we are onto the summary of your learning today.

Recycling is one of the three Rs, which is reduce, reuse, recycle.

Now, rubbish needs to be sorted into different materials before it can be recycled.

And plastic, glass, and wood can be recycled and made into new and useful things.

Now, you have worked so hard, I am so proud of you, and I'm sure you have learned lots of new things.

So well done.