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Activities

Activity number 8

 

Name of the activity

Vocabulary crossword

 

Introduction of the topic

This activity focuses on upcycling and by teaching students more about this topic, we can help them to  develop the vocabulary they need to take part in important dialogues around sustainability in the  future and help them understand that they can do their bit to make their world greener. 

This crossword contains key terms related to a specific topic, and is designed to help students familiarise themselves with the terminology. In this crossword, students will encounter words that relate to the concept of upcycling. 


Duration: 45 mins approximately

 

Learning objectives

  • Raise awareness of upcycling and sustainability issues;
  • Reviews and learn vocabulary related to upcycling;
  • Develop creativity and critical thinking;
  • Develop communication and collaborative skills
  • Develop speaking and reading skills

 

Materials

  • The Upcycling worksheet (one per learner)

 

Grouping and interaction

Pairs or teams

 

Description of the activity

  1. Give each students a copy of the Upcycling worksheet;
  2. Separate students into pairs to do activity 1 – the crossword;
  3. When they finish, ask them to compare their answers with another pair, before providing the answers from them to check

 

Crossword

 

Across

1. Protect something from harm (v)

3. Supply of materials (n)

4. Get rid of something (v)

6. Area filled with waste material (n)

7. Change waste into reusable stuff (v)

9. Use something again (v)

11. Keep something from being lost or thrown away (v)

12. Make something again (v)

 

Down

2. Avoidance of depletion of a natural resource to keep an ecological balance

5. What something is worth

8. Eat or buy

10. Small amount of something left over

 

Answers: 

Across: 1. conserve, 3. resource, 4. discard, 6. landfill, 7. recycle, 9. reuse, 11. rescue, 12. remake 

Down: 2. sustainability, 5. value, 8. consume, 10. scrap

 

Use of the device you created - sustainability of the artefact

Encourage students to try out one of the ideas at home and share with more friends and to create their own crossword for transferring knowledge regarding upcycling.

... Upcycling

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