This sheet will help younger children (KS1) understand the Grow-Cook-Eat-Compost cycle. It links to National Curriculum Science in Year 1 & 2: Plants.
There’s also a simple pea and bean recipe below to help enjoy a small crop of peas and beans from a school garden.
We have created these sheets for younger children as part of our work about composting and food waste. All these creatures live in compost and help it change from food waste, twigs and leaves into wonderful food for plants.
Take on the #EggDropChallenge! Use recyclable and reused items from around the house to protect an egg from a fall!
It doesn’t matter if you are a complete beginner, or a seasoned rotter; whether you have a ‘state of the art’ composter, or a neglected plastic ‘Dalek’ in the corner of the playground.
This handbook supports teachers to use composting as an inspiring teaching resource throughout the school year. For each month it contains a curriculum-linked KS2 lesson plan and an Eco Team activity, plus a wealth of supporting documents to bring composting to life for adults and pupils.
We all rely on the science of materials every day as it tells us which are the best materials to use for different things – like not using chocolate to make teapots, or glass to make trampolines. It also shows us how to dispose or recycle items safely and sustainably at the end of their lives.
Food is vital and a precious resource, so isn’t it crazy that we waste about a third of all food produced! Check out our resource pages to find out more about Food Waste.
Food can be recycled almost everywhere in Devon. Most districts collect food waste in special caddies in their kerbside collections (see our District Recycling Sheets).
The worksheets on this page will help young people understand the science behind food waste. We hope doing these activities will create better scientists and more critical thinkers. We know the wicked problems (complex and difficult issues like climate change and biodiversity loss) we are leaving the next generation will need some innovative thinking to solve them!
(pdf) Download Home Education Worksheet: Make your own zero-waste lunch
(Word) Download Home Education Worksheet: Make your own zero-waste lunch
Visit our Home Education pages for more Activities suitable for Home Learning.
Take on the #EggDropChallenge! Use recyclable and reused items from around the house to protect an egg from a fall!
In the fourth of our weekly series of challenges we are thinking about how to reduce food waste by making a delicious food saving smoothie.
Our third activity uses household ingredients to make biodegradable plastic…
Hunt for minibeasts in our second home activity!
Our Zero Waste Lunch pages will help you audit your waste from lunchtimes at school and help you with actions that will reduce waste. Why not hold a Zero Waste Lunch day or week in school to help draw attention to school waste at lunchtime?
If you have a school kitchen or canteen where food is prepared you could consider starting a food waste composting system like a Ridan or Big Hanna. See our resources about school food waste composting.
Here is a suggested Plan of Action for getting people involved in reducing Food Waste through a Waste Free Lunch campaign at your school.
The resources here will help you bring learning into the classroom through activities children can complete before, during and after a waste audit of lunchtime waste in school.
Build a better lunch box – Lesson plan
