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29 September 2026

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A complete, ready-to-teach science lesson: Students become waste sorting detectives, classifying real items such as reuse, recycle, compost, hazardous or landfill - and proving every choice with science.

This is Lesson 2 of the five-part Landfill Science mini-unit, and works perfectly as a stand-alone lesson too. Students sort seven everyday items (plus three trickier challenge items), apply the waste hierarchy, and investigate a
“Buried Apple� decomposition thought experiment comparing composting with landfill.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:
A Full teacher lesson plan with suggested timings and a curriculum/exam topic cheat-sheet
Student worksheet with sorting tables and waste-hierarchy diagram
A Complete answer key with scientific reasoning for every item
A Teacher scoring rubric
Exit ticket
Exam Prep Corner, which includes multiple choice and data response questions with a full answer key. I have found this very useful as it prepares students for real world scenario exam questions.

CURRICULUM LINKS:
Supports KS2/KS3 Science (Materials, Living Things, Human Impact) and US NGSS MS-LS2-3 / MS-ESS3-3 / MS-PS1-3. A teacher cheat-sheet maps each part of the lesson to typical exam topics.

AGES: 9–13 | GRADES: 5–7 | TIME: 45–60 minutes | No Prep beyond printing

Part of the five lesson Landfill Science mini unit from The Surveyor’s Desk -
Real World STEM Resources.

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Landfill Science: The Complete Five-Lesson Bundle | KS2/3, Grades 5 - 7

Save over 25% and get all five Landfill Science lessons in one complete, ready-to-teach bundle. Take your class on a full journey through landfill science: from what a modern landfill actually is, through waste-sorting decisions, the engineering that protects soil and water, building a scientific argument, and a final review lesson built around a real closed-landfill-turned-parkland case study. WHAT'S INCLUDED (all five lessons): Lesson 1 - What Is a Landfill? (the waste journey and an engineered system) Lesson 2 - Sort It Out (waste sorting science) Lesson 3 - Inside the Landfill (label the engineered system) Lesson 4 - Build Your Case (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) Lesson 5 - The Final Check (review, misconceptions & exit ticket) Every lesson includes: a full teacher lesson plan with an exam topic cheat sheet, a student worksheet, a complete answer key, a scoring rubric, an exit ticket, and an Exam Prep Corner with exam style questions and answers. CURRICULUM LINKS: Supports KS2/KS3 Science (Materials, Environmental Change, Human Impact, Working Scientifically) and multiple US NGSS standards across MS-ESS3, MS-ETS1 and MS-LS2. Each lesson's cheat-sheet maps its content to typical exam topics. AGES: 9 - 13 | GRADES: 5 - 7 | TIME: 5 × 45 - 60 minute lessons | No Prep beyond printing Buy the five lessons separately for £17.50, or get the complete bundle here for £12.50. The Surveyor's Desk - Real World STEM Resources

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