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Lesson plans and class activities about recycling mobile phones for ages 12–16.

Explore the costs and benefits of using mobile phones with lesson ideas and support for organising a mobile phone recycling scheme.

There are guidelines for organising a school collection of old phones, and ideas for using mobile phones as a starting point to discuss the environment, recycling, poverty, and the place of communications technology in different parts of the world.

You'll find background information, posters to advertise your collection, and further ideas for educational activities about mobile phones. Great for 12–16 year olds.

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Background to the bRing bRing scheme
Including details on organising a mobile phone collection in your school.
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Lesson 1: Doing a cost-benefit analysis for a mobile phone
Help focus your pupils' attention on the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phone usage, both for themselves and for society.
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Poster for the side of your collection box
Eye-catching poster for display.
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Poster to advertise your mobile phone collection
Eye-catching poster to draw attention to your collection.
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Educational leaflet offering further ideas
Suggestions for activities, discussion points, and useful resources for talking about the environment, recycling and poverty.
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