SUSTAINABLE INSTURMENTS

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average Australian creates just over 2,000kgs of
waste each year.

There are so many items that we use once and throw away. The wrapper you used for lunch, the toy you
bought last year and don’t want any more or the shoes that don’t fit anymore. If you get rid of these items
they usually end up in landfills. This is not good for our climate!
“Waste is everything that no longer has a use or purpose and needs to be disposed of.” This doesn’t always
have to be true….

How will you save our planet? (Brief)

Each student uses a lot of single use

materials at home. Reusing old materials
helps to save our environments as there
is less waste going into landfills. In order
to reuse these old materials, students
must bring any unwanted items from CREATE
home in order to make a sustainable Lesson 5: *Students would
instrument of their choice. have brought in materials
throughout the week*
Students will begin building
INVESTIGATE their instruments.
Lesson 1: Students will Lesson 6: Students
research preexisting continue to build their
instruments specifically instruments.
looking at the materials and
Lesson 7: Students will
how it is made.
finalise their instrument
Lesson 2: Students will
decide on an instrument to
and plan to present their
make and brainstorm instrument
recycled materials they
could use to make it.

PRESENTATION
DESIGN & PLAN Lesson 8: Students will
Lesson 3: Students are to begin present their instruments
planning how they are to make to the class
their instruments
Lesson 4: Students will finalise
the planning of their instrument
during this lesson and make a
checklist of what items they
need to bring the following
lesson
 SUSTAINABLE INSTRUMENTS
Sustainable Development Goal
Students have been learning about Musical Instrument Ideas
the Sustainable Development Goals
this term. The Goal that we will be
focusing on throughout this design
brief is goal 13, Climate Action.
Through making instruments from
recycled materials we are reducing
waste and therefore taking climate
action.
Project Specifications:

1. The instrument must make a

sound: Students must be able
to play their instrument
2. Recycled Materials: Students
must use at least 2 recycled
materials to make their
instruments
3. Existing Instrument: They must
resemble an already existing Students will be assessed based
musical instrument, however, on their project specifications.
can still be creative. The success criteria include:
- Does the instrument make a
Presentation
sound similar to the real
Students must present their
instrument?
musical instrument in a creative
- Does the instrument have at
way as this is a part of their
least 2 recycled materials?
marking key. The instrument itself
- Does the instrument resemble
has to be creative as well as how
another?
they present it to the class.
- Has the student presented
their musical instrument
creatively?