Web conferences with schools are hosted live from the field by the LEARNZ Teacher and are coordinated by the LEARNZ Office. More about web conferences.
- Web conference activity for students: Students can work on this activity while they listen to live or recorded web conferences - PDF (167k) | Google Doc. Activity notes could be shared to help put together a class web conference summary.
- Create a web conference summary. Making a class summary of a web conference is a great way of reviewing the information your students heard. Feel free to create your own template or use the webconference summary sheet - PDF (114k) | Google doc. We'd love to share your ideas so please send your class summary to andrew.penny@core-ed.org.
Web conference date/time |
Location |
Topic |
Experts |
Speaking schools |
Recording |
#1 Tuesday 5 November 9:15am |
Kate Valley Landfill |
What is waste? What is in our household waste? What is organic waste and what happens to it at the landfill? |
Rangi Lord |
Waitākiri School |
Replay at https://vimeo.com/370989640 (40 minutes). The passcode is in your teacher's MyLEARNZ. |
#2 Wednesday 6 November 9:15am |
Kate Valley Landfill |
What happens to waste at the landfill? How are environmental impacts prevented? |
Rangi Lord |
Morrinsville School Lepperton School
|
Replay at https://vimeo.com/371243472 (36 minutes). The passcode is in your teacher's MyLEARNZ. |
#3 Thursday 7 November 9:15am |
Kate Valley Landfill |
How valuable is waste? How is landfill gas collected and used for electricity production? What is the future of waste and landfills? |
Rangi Lord |
Waitākiri School Paerata School
|
Replay at https://vimeo.com/371481747 (35 minutes). The passcode is in your teacher's MyLEARNZ. |
Questions for web conference #1, Tuesday 5 November 9:15am – Waitākiri Primary School
Waitākiri Primary School, year 5, 6
- How was the Kate Valley Landfill created?
- What is the difference between the Kate Valley landfill and other New Zealand landfills?
- How much rubbish goes to the landfill a day? How much rubbish has gone into the Kate Valley landfill since it was first developed?
- What do you do at Kate Valley to make sure that recyclable waste is not transferred to the landfill?
- Where does all the waste go once it’s in the landfill - what does the waste do?
- What types of waste can’t decompose and why?
- Why does the rubbish give off toxic chemicals?
- Is all the waste at Kate Valley completely contained? Can any of it escape into the environment?
- Why can’t the rubbish be burnt in a massive oven and turn it into something else?
- How long is Kate Valley going to last? What will happen to Kate Valley Landfill once it is full?
Further questions answered
- Why don’t we send out rubbish to countries like China to be incinerated? Rhys from Morrinsville School
- How do you collect all the toxic gases and how do you know you’ve contained them all? Alyssa from Waitākiri School
- If you incinerate the rubbish does this let off toxic gases as well? Ben from Waitākiri School
- Could you please explain what is leechate? Kea from Buckland school
- What would they do if there was a breach in the liner?
- What happens if the toxic gas does escape? Joel from Buckland School
- How many metres high and wide is the landfill now? Nicky
- Can you give examples of toxic waste that you don't accept? Grace from Buckland School
- When the landfill is full will there be another landfill made in Canterbury? Makayla from Waitakiri School
- What is the methane gas used for? Nicky
- Where do you get all the soil from? Sarita from Waitākiri School
- What kinds of machines are used at Kate Valley? Nicky
- Is there a limit to how big a landfill can get ? Lily from Waitākiri School
Questions for web conference #2, Wednesday 6 November 9:15am – Lepperton School and Morrinsville School
Lepperton School, year 4-6
- What is the dirt like underneath the rubbish at the landfill? (Chace)
- How does the rubbish at the landfill affect the natural environment around the landfill? (Carter)
- How do you bury the rubbish and how bad are the chemicals for the soil? (Myra)
- How do you stop the rubbish contaminating the water table below the landfill? (Ollie)
- How do you stop the rubbish blowing away from the landfill? (Carter)
Morrinsville School, year 6
- What is the layer separating the rubbish from the ground made out of?
- What can be done if water near a landfill gets leachate in it?
- Why was plastic made? What will happen to all the plastic in 100 years?
- How is there enough money to pay for the technology at Kate Valley?
- How much research has been conducted into landfills and their impact?
Further questions answered
- How much research has been conducted into landfills and their impact? Holly from Morrinville School
- To what extent do you think old landfills pose a greater risk to the environment than modern engineered landfills like Kate Valley? Can anything be done to improve old landfills that have been closed down? LEARNZ Office.
- How is leachate created? Does it come naturally or just from rubbish? - Tutavake from Tawa School
- Did you have the ability to make Kate Valley earlier or did the technology only become available recently? Holly from Morrinville School.
Questions for web conference #3, Thursday 7 November 9:15am - Waitākiri School and Paerata School
Waitākiri Primary School, year 5, 6
- Once the landfill is covered with soil what happens?
- Why do you think so many restaurants and businesses still use and sell plastic products rather than reusing?
- What companies have been using environmentally friendly products and what impact does this have on the landfill?
- What are some other ideas that we can use to reduce the amount of waste and rubbish in New Zealand?
- How does the amount of waste we have affect climate change?
Paerata School, year 7, 8
- Do you think New Zealanders are making a conscious effort to manage household/industry waste etc or is it getting worse because of the amount of rubbish that we have?
- Do you think the advertisements like Gen Less will have an impact on the future for how much waste we produce?
- Do you think people know that organic waste produces the most gas, and if they did, would people be more vigilant about putting this waste in the correct bins?
- Do you think Kate Valley could use the methane catchments worldwide? Or did this idea come from somewhere overseas?
- Are there any other landfills like Kate Valley in New Zealand? Is there or will there be a likelihood that the larger cities in like Auckland or Wellington will get a landfill like this? Is this up to the council/ratepayers for each region?
Further questions answered
- Why do they put soil on top of the rubbish in the landfill? Can they use concrete? Tutavake from Tawa school
- Do you ever come across anything valuable that somebody has obviously thrown away by accident? Monbit Ivy House
- What is the most unusual thing you have ever seen in the rubbish at Kate Valley? LEARNZ Office