Inquiry into Recycling – P5 exhibition – Mahindra International School

Hello, my name is Catalina, I am 11 years old and the global issue I decided to inquire about is Recycling.

Why did I select my inquiry?

I chose my inquiry because I wanted to change the way people looked at recycling and stop producing more waste.

My central idea was: Attitudes towards recycling impacts individuals, communities and the environment My lines of Inquiry were:

How does recycling work.
Effects of recycling and managing waste.
Raising awareness about recycling.

My transdisciplinary theme was: How we organize ourselves, my issue connects to this transdisciplinary theme because you need to organize to be able to recycle. My concepts were Function, Causation and responsibility.

My focus Learner Profile attributes were: Knowledgeable- I gained information about recycling from different subjects, and I understand that recycling is a global and local issue.

My UN Goals was number 13, Climate action, this connects to my issue because when people recycle they can stop climate change.

My approaches to learning were Research skills, I developed my research skills because I researched about recycling a lot and I also researched about the different ways to recycle. I gathered information and recorded it into my journal.

My links to the school Mission and Vision were

Encourage responsibility: I wanted other people to be responsible with their waste that they generate and take action to recycle it.
Promote learning: I learned new things about recycling and can use that information to make other people aware of recycling.

During my research I found out that

Recycling can help stop climate change because it helps reduce deforestation.
It reduces the need of the extraction of virgin and raw resources,
It also reduces energy consumption.
There are 4 steps of recycling, collect, process, manufacture and sell or use.

I interviewed my Dad and Ms. Maya as primary sources of information.

The secondary sources I used were websites and articles

Here are some of the resources I created to help spread awareness about my inquiry

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1c3OCEmGtNDVlCCv1kAQffNsSubYnLufqLouroxkF8tQ/edit#slide=id.gcc7da6ea9f_0_1067

My slides will only be accessible via an MISP email id. Parents can log in with the students id’s. This will keep you safer online.

Inquiry that leads to action!

My personal action will be Recycling my waste by separating them into the different bins and reducing the use of plastic.

I will ask people in my community to take action by

Recycling
Spreading awareness
Reducing the amount of waste that they use

References

Compactor Management Company. “Positive Effect of Recycling on Environment | Compactor Management Company.” Www.norcalcompactors.net, www.norcalcompactors.net/positive-effects-of-recycling/.

Cool Kids Facts. “Fun Recycling Facts for Kids | Cool Kid Facts.” Coolkidfacts.com, 2019, www.coolkidfacts.com/recycling-facts-for-kids/.

Ducksters. “Environment for Kids: Recycling.” Ducksters, Technological Solutions, Inc. (TSI), www.ducksters.com/science/environment/recycling_for_kids.php. Accessed 12 April 2021.

Ed Grabianowski. “How Recycling Works.” HowStuffWorks, 17 Aug. 2007, science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/recycling.htm.

Kids Environment Kids Health – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” Kids Environment Kids Health – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2019, kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/reduce/index.htm.

NIH. “Recycle.” Kids Environment Kids Health – National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2018, kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/reduce/recycle/index.htm.

US EPA,OSWER,ORCR. “How Do I Recycle?: Common Recyclables | US EPA.” US EPA, 7 Nov. 2018, www.epa.gov/recycle/how-do-i-recycle-common-recyclables.

My dad

https://murecycle.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/recycling-stats1.jpg

Catalina

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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