Recycling - true or false?

Recycling - true or false?

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This task is about recycling.
green recycling logo
For each statement about recycling, select true or false to show if the statement is correct and explain why.

Question

a)  More pollution is created by recycling used materials, than by making new ones.

    • True

    • False

Explain your answer

Question

b)  We make less rubbish if we recycle.

    • True

    • False

Explain your answer

Question

c)  If we recycle we need bigger landfills (tips).

    • True

    • False

Explain your answer

Question

d)  Recycling means we use less raw materials.

    • True

    • False

Explain your answer
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with some auto-marking displayed to students).
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Planet Earth
Keywords: 
Earth systems, recycling
Description of task: 
This assessment task provides students with four statements on recycling. Students circle whether each statement is true or false to determine their understanding of recycling.
Answers/responses: 

 

Y7 (03/2000)
a)
False
Suitable explanation involving:
less pollution is made recycling materials compared to the extraction of raw materials from the ground
or similar explanation
4 correct – moderate

3 correct – easy

 
Explanations vary.
b)
True
Suitable explanation involving:
possible rubbish is diverted to be recycled
or similar explanation
c)
False
Suitable explanation involving:
recycling meaning landfills are filled less slowly therefore less space is needed
or similar explanation
d)
True
Suitable explanation involving:
less raw materials are needed as we can use recycled materials
or similar explanation