👩🏫 Facilitator Overview (for teacher)
Total time: 35–45 minutes
What students should learn (plain language)
- Recycling means: used materials can become new products.
- Recycling works best when we follow simple rules that reduce contamination.
- Brickit is a reuse example: we made something new without buying new parts.
Materials
- One LEGO® pile per team (small tray or table space)
- 1 device per team for Brickit scan/build
- Students join your live class by QR/code
- (Optional) board/poster with the mantra: Empty. Clean. Dry. No bags.
Facilitation keys
- Keep builds short: choose a model that can be finished fast.
- When asked “Is this recyclable?” answer: “It depends on local rules — today we learn the basics that work everywhere.”
- Use the quiz explanations as your teaching moments.
🧱 Sort the pile
Duration: 8–10 minutes
👩🏫 Instructions
"Spread your bricks into one flat layer. Sort quickly by any attribute (shape/size/colour groups)."
👧👦 What You Need to Do
- Pour bricks out
- Sort quickly (no perfection)
- Make one flat layer for scanning
👩🏫 Teacher Script
Say this: “Sorting is a skill. We’re not doing it perfectly — we’re doing it fast so the system works better.”
Prompt: “Pick ONE way to sort: by colour, by size, or by shape. Go.”
Watch for: big piles and tall stacks (ask teams to spread into one layer).
🟦 Teacher Tip
Keep the tone light: this is a warm‑up and a focus tool.
📷 Scan & Choose a Model
Duration: 5–7 minutes
👩🏫 Instructions
"Scan your bricks with Brickit. Choose a model your team likes and can build in 7 minutes."
"Brickit recognizes shape and size, not colour. Substitutions are okay."
👧👦 What You Need to Do
- Scan your pile
- Pick a simple model
- Make a plan: who builds what?
👩🏫 Teacher Script
Say this: “This is our second‑life moment: a random pile becomes a clear plan. We’re going to connect this feeling to recycling.”
Prompt: “Choose a model you can finish in 7 minutes. If you see a hard one, pick a simpler option.”
If teams get stuck: “Pick the smallest model in your list. The point is finishing.”
🟦 Teacher Tip
Guide teams toward simple models they can finish fast. The point is the experience and discussion.
🛠️ Build
Duration: 8–10 minutes
👩🏫 Instructions
"Build your chosen model. If you don’t have the exact piece, swap it for a similar one."
👧👦 What You Need to Do
- Build together
- Use substitutions if needed
- Finish a working version (not perfect)
👩🏫 Teacher Script
Say this (halfway through): “Notice: nobody bought new pieces. You used what you already had.”
Say this (at the end): “That’s the idea of a circular economy — keep materials in use instead of throwing them away.”
Quick share: “One sentence: What did your team do when you didn’t have the exact piece?”
💬 Explore: What is recycling?
Duration: 6–8 minutes
👩🏫 Instructions
"Look at your model and answer: How is this like recycling?"
👧👦 What You Need to Do
- Share one sentence: “Recycling is…”
- Listen to 3 simple rules
- Then answer the quiz questions below
👩🏫 Teacher Script
Say this: “Recycling is when used materials become new products.”
Connect: “Like your LEGO: a pile became a new object. We didn’t need to buy anything new.”
Say this: “Now let’s learn three rules that help recycling work (local rules vary).”
- Recycle the basics: bottles/cans/rigid containers + paper/cardboard
- Empty, clean, dry (no food/liquid)
- No bags — recyclables go loose
Optional chant (10 seconds): “Empty. Clean. Dry. No bags.” (repeat twice)
Local reminder: “Glass and cartons rules can vary — always follow your local program.”
🟦 Teacher Tip
Quiz launch: “Now answer the 12 quiz questions on your device. After each question, read the explanation.”
Timebox: 8–10 minutes. If a team finishes early: “Quietly review the mantra and help a neighbor.”
🧠 Compare: Myths & mistakes
Duration: 5–7 minutes
👩🏫 Instructions
"Discuss: What mistakes happen most often? What is one rule that prevents it?"
👩🏫 Teacher Script
Say this: “Let’s fix myths that cause contamination — when the wrong stuff goes into the recycling.”
Myths that create contamination:
- "If it’s plastic, it’s recyclable." (Not always.)
- "The arrows symbol means recyclable." (Not always.)
- "Bagging recyclables keeps it clean." (It creates problems.)
Prompt: “Which myth is the most common in your house? What will you do instead?”
✅ Reflect: One action
Duration: 3–5 minutes
👩🏫 Instructions
"Write one action you will do this week (at home/school/community)."
👩🏫 Teacher Script
Say this: “Go around quickly: each team shares one action. Keep it specific and realistic.”
Prompt: “Start your sentence with: ‘This week, we will…’”
Examples: “We will never bag recyclables.” “We will empty cups before recycling.”
Closing line: “Recycling works better when we do the basics. You just learned the basics.”