Waste recycling(DV)

Introduction

The purpose of this WebQuest is to teach things about waste recycling you might have not known before or just have forgotten. Waste recycling has a huge role in our everyday life. Recycling is processing used materials (waste) into new, useful products. This is done to reduce the use of raw materials that would have been used. Recycling also uses less energy and and great way of controlling air, water and land pollution

 

Šī WebQuest'a nozīme ir iemācīt dažās lietas par atkritumu pārstrādāšanu, ko iespējams tu nezināji vai vienkārši esi piemirsis. Atkritumu pārstrādāšanai ir būtiska nozīme mūsu ikdienā. Pārstrādāšana ir jau izmantoto materiālu apstrāde, lai saražotu jaunus un noderīgākus produktus. Tas ir nepieciešams, lai cilvēki neizmantotu jaunas izejvielas, bet gan esošās. Pārstrādāšanai patērē mazāk enerģijas, kā arī tiek samazināts vides piesārņojums.

http://imgur.com/0z23Zth

 

Task

Your task is:

  1. To watch video (below);
  2. To answer given questions about the video provided on the next page;
  3. To count your points after you are done with answering questions;
  4. To educate yourself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1l8HXa3HLk

 

Process

According to the video you have just finished watching, choose the correct answer for each question below. 

Number

Question

Answers

1.

What is the amount of garbage people create every year?
  1. 1 billion tons
  2. 3 billion tons
  3. 5 billion tons

 

2.

What type of waste is first to be seperated on the conveyor?
  1. Plastic
  2. Cardboard
  3. Glass

3.

What is used to help seperate metals from glass?
  1. Magnet
  2. Pump
  3. Fan

4.

After recyling, cardboard gets turned into...
  1. Plastic bottles
  2. Paper
  3. Rubber

5.

Where is cardboard dropped at the first phase of the recycling ?
  1. Pulper
  2. Bathtub
  3. Trashcan

6.

What is the purpose of pulper?
  1. To make cardboard smell better
  2. To remove unnecessary materials
  3. To stack cardboard

7.

Pure liquid paper soup is a result of...
  1. Filtering
  2. Cooking
  3. Refrigeration

8.

What is the purpose of a grinder?
  1. Cutting
  2. Pumping
  3. Freezing

9.

After plastic grinding phase comes plastic...
  1. Stacking and selling
  2. Re-grinding and heating
  3. Washing and rinsing

10.

After heating plastic its color changes to...

  1. Grey
  2. White
  3. Black

Evaluation

You get 1 point for each correct answer. The maximum points you can get is 10. The correct answers are listed below. 

List of the correct answers:

  1. C (5 billion tons)
  2. B (Cardboard)
  3. A (Magnet)
  4. B (Paper)
  5. A (Pulper)
  6. B (To remove unnecessary materials) 
  7. A (Filtering)
  8. A (Cutting)
  9. C (Washing and rinsing)
  10. A (Grey)

Conclusion

Good job! You have done every single task of this WebQuest. Your results should define your grade. 

9-10 points (You listened carefully and paid attention to all the details - Excellent)

5-8 points (You might have missed some information - Average/Good)

0-4 points (You should stop picking your nose. Try again - Bad)

Credits

Video credits

  •  Website Title: YouTube
  •  Article Title: Reading Rainbow: How Trash Is Recycled with LeVar Burton
  •  Publisher: YouTube
  •  Electronically Published: April 21, 2014
  •  Author: readingrainbow

WebQuest's author - Daniels Voits