BTEC Applied ScienceYears 10–13Applied Science

Environmental sustainability

BTEC: Applied Science: Environmental sustainability

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a plastic water bottle. It takes over 450 years to rot away in a landfill!

  2. 2

    What does 'sustainable' mean?

  3. 3

    Drag the items into the right bin: 'Recycle', 'Reuse', or 'Landfill'.

  4. 4

    Let's work out the carbon footprint of a banana.

  5. 5

    Which of these would be the most sustainable lunch?

  6. 6

    Sort these energy sources into 'Renewable' and 'Non-renewable'.

  7. 7

    Which of these is the biggest threat to the environment?

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