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Author

NowThis Earth

Grades

6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th

Subject

Health

Resource Type

  • Videos, 2 minutes, 46 seconds, CC, Subtitles

Regional Focus

Global, Africa

Format

YouTube Video

Nigerian Recyclers Battle Rising Tide of E-Waste

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Synopsis
  • This video describes the problem of electronic waste in Nigeria. 
  • Students learn about e-waste, how it affects Nigeria, and the steps that are being taken to solve the problem. 
Teaching Tips

Positives

  • The text accompanying the video enhances understanding of the topic.
  • It explains the reasons why e-waste is being sent to Nigeria.
  • It highlights the gravity of the situation and proffers solutions to the issue.

Additional Prerequisites

  • Students should be familiar with electronic waste.

Differentiation

  • Teachers could use this video to introduce the topic of electronic waste as an issue negatively affecting the environment. 
  • Teachers could give 9th-12th graders an assignment to proffer two solutions to the problem of e-waste in Nigeria.
  • Math teachers could give 6th-8th graders an assignment to count how many electronic appliances are in their homes. Students could graph and analyze this data.
  • After playing the video, teachers could ask students to suggest a policy that can be made to tackle the issue of e-waste in Nigeria.
  • Click here for a resource on the life cycle of electronic devices. 
  • Click here for an activity on household energy usage.
Scientist Notes

This resource explores the effect of e-waste on environmental and human health. It raises concerns for stringent regulations, compliance and management of e-waste in Nigeria. The resource is recommended for teaching.

Standards
  • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
    • ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
      • MS-ESS3-4 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how increases in human population and per-capita consumption of natural resources impact Earth's systems.
  • College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Standards
    • Dimension 4: Communicating and Critiquing Conclusions
      • D4.5.9-12 Critique the use of the reasoning, sequencing, and supporting details of explanations.
    • Dimension 4: Taking Informed Action
      • D4.6.6-8 Draw on multiple disciplinary lenses to analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself at local, regional, and global levels over time, identifying its characteristics and causes, and the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.
      • D4.7.6-8 Assess their individual and collective capacities to take action to address local, regional, and global problems, taking into account a range of possible levers of power, strategies, and potential outcomes.
  • Common Core English Language Arts Standards (CCSS.ELA)
    • Speaking & Listening (K-12)
      • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.
      • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.3 Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, assessing the stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone used.
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