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Recycling Perspectives Exploration

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Students discussing recycling perspectives

🌍 Part 1: Understanding Different Perspectives

1. What does "perspective" mean when talking about recycling?

The way someone looks at or thinks about recycling

The colour of recycling bins

How fast you can recycle

Where recycling centres are located

2. Which school values help us when listening to different perspectives? (Tick all that apply)

Taking responsibility

Achieving excellence

Having respect

In it together

3. From our story, why did Character A love recycling?

It was easy to do

They cared about protecting the environment

Their friends told them to

It saved money

4. What was Character B's main concern about recycling?

🤔 Part 2: Exploring Feelings and Motivations

5. How do you think Character A felt when they saw rubbish on the ground? Complete the sentence:

Character A felt _________________ because _________________________________.

6. Draw how Character B might look when asked to sort recycling. Show their facial expression and body language.
7. Think about someone you know who has a different view about recycling than you. Describe their perspective respectfully:
8. Which character do you relate to more and why?

🌱 Part 3: Connecting to Our Values

9. How does understanding different perspectives about recycling show we are "In it together"?
10. Complete this reflection: One thing I learnt about how people think about recycling is...
Extension Activity: Create a new character with a different perspective on recycling. What would motivate them? What would their concerns be?

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