JHS2 Career Technology · Term 1 Week 4: Environmental Health

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.1.3.2.1 - Identify proper management and disposal of household and industrial waste

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

List at least four different methods of disposing of household and industrial waste, including landfills, combustion, recycling, and composting.
Distinguish between proper and improper methods of waste disposal, giving at least two reasons why sanitary landfill and incineration are preferred over open dumping and open burning.
Explain, in a clear order with relevant details, the steps involved in sorting household waste for recycling.
Work collaboratively in groups to research and report on waste disposal methods used in their own homes and community.
Produce a simple recycled item (e.g., a pencil holder or planting pot) from household waste materials and explain how this practice reduces environmental pollution.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Health and Safety (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Environmental Health (1.3)
Content standard: B8.1.3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of basic ways of disposing of household and industrial/workshop/site/ laboratory waste
Indicator: B8.1.3.2.1 - Identify proper management and disposal of household and industrial waste
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 4 (Week 4 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Career Technology, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 46
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Research the proper management and disposal of household and industrial waste, in groups.
1.Discuss and report on the following:
i. The different ways of disposing off home and industrial waste;
E.g., landfills, combustion.
ii. The proper ways of disposing off household and industrial waste;
E.g. sanitary landfill disposal and incineration disposal, recycling household and industrial waste.
2. Undertake a project on how to recycle waste at home and in school.