🔬 Science · Matter & Materials

Finite Resources & Recycling

Explain that many raw materials (metals, fossil fuels, minerals) are finite resources, describe the environmental costs of extraction, and evaluate the benefits of recycling and the circular economy

Typical age: 12–14 years

“If your child was deciding whether to recycle an aluminium drinks can or throw it away, could they explain what goes into making new aluminium from scratch — and why recycling it uses much less energy?”

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Earth's Atmosphere & CO2
Recycling as a solution links to reducing CO₂ emissions from mining and smelting
The Reactivity Series
Understanding resource depletion for metals connects to knowing how metals are extracted and how difficult that is

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