Smart Pupil
MATERIAL 1
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INTRODUCTION TO SMART PUPIL
Sustainable development and waste prevention
are important topics even in the lower grades.
We consume more natural resources than ever
before. Waste prevention means the actions
which stop waste from ever being created.
According to the new curriculum these themes
are part of the different subjects throughout
the time at school.
Smart Pupil includes exercises for different
subjects. The material bank has exciting
stories for background reading, background
information for the teacher and pictures and
transparencies for teaching. It’s all available on
the website www.hsy.fi/en/fiksu, the Learning
section.
Get started with the crossword and mathematics!
CORRECT ANSWERS
English: CONSUME WISELY
1. cobbler, 2. fashion, 3. landfill, 4. advertisement, 5. impulse, 6. compost, 7. rent, 8. wood, 9. library,
10. disposable, 11. repair, 12. plastic, 13. recycling
Mathematics:
a) 315,000 pcs, b) 630 pcs, c) 1,575 kg and d) 787.5 kg
The material has been produced by the HSY Waste Management’s Waste prevention project.
The project received funding from the EU Life programme.
Teaching material on waste prevention 2010
HSY Waste Management 1 (3)
Mother tongue: Crossword
Waste-free consumption hardly exists but you can avoid waste in many ways. Natural resources last longer
if products are long-lasting. This also reduces the landfill burden. Do the crossword to find out an important
piece of advice.
CLUES:
1. A person who makes and repairs shoes and
boots.
1.
2.
2. Makes us want to buy and wear similar clothes
as everybody else.
3. A place where rubbish is buried.
4. This thing tries to make consumers want to
buy new products.
3.
4.
5.
5. Buying goods without planning and without
thinking about it carefully is called … buying.
6.
6. You get this from decayed plants, food, etc.
and it can be added to soil to help plants grow.
7.
7. Instead of buying a DVD you can … it.
8.
8. A durable, natural material from which many
things used to be made in the old days.
9. A place where you can borrow books.
10. Made to be thrown away after single use.
9.
10.
11.
11. To mend something that has been damaged
or broken.
12. A material which is used in many toys and
which is difficult to repair.
12.
13.
13. Processing used things so that they can be
used again.
Teaching material on waste prevention 2010
HSY Waste Management 2 (3)
Mathematics: Calculations on paper
Finland is one of the top paper-consuming countries in the world. Every Finn consumes over 210 kilograms
of paper per year. In Germany the amount is 190 kg, in Greece 90 kg, in Estonia 50 kg and in India 4 kg.
Paper is often consumed for no real reason and it is not difficult to save it. You get considerable savings for
example by two-sided copying and printing. Using the blank side of paper for notes is another great way of
saving paper.
1. Draw a diagram of the paper consumption of different nations.
2. Calculate.
a) A ream (= one package) contains 500 sheets of copy paper. How many sheets do the pupils
consume in a school year (9 months), if the school has 700 pupils and each of them consumes
50 sheets each month?
b) How many packages, or reams, do the pupils consume in a school year?
c) One ream weighs 2.5 kg. How many kilograms of paper are consumed during a school year?
d) How many kilos less would it be if the school started using two-sided copying and printing?
Extra question: Think of other ways to save paper in schools.
Teaching material on waste prevention 2010
HSY Waste Management 3 (3)