What Does a Phone Cost Nature? Energy and E-waste

1. What your child learns and why

Your child considers energy use and a next step for old devices: asking about repair, passing on a working device or finding a collection point with an adult. The aim is a small shared choice, without blame. The fictional simulation sends and saves nothing.

2. Three questions for dinner

• Which working device is waiting unused?
• What would we ask before choosing repair?
• Who could help us find a collection point?

3. 10 minutes together, no screen — device census

On paper, tally working but unused devices while looking together from the outside. Mark uncertain cases “not sure”; an adult can check later. Choose one device and write one sentence about its next step. The child asks an adult to find the nearest collection point and check what it accepts.

4. What success looks like

Your child explains one choice and asks an adult for help. A small plan is enough; no purchase or immediate visit is needed.

5. Common difficulties

Unsure whether it works? Leave it to an adult to check. Cannot decide? Write “ask about repair” rather than making a promise. You do not need to know the answers. Say: “Let’s find out together.”

6. Safety

An adult handles batteries and old devices. Never open devices or batteries. Never put batteries in the rubbish bin. Ask an adult about charging and follow the device’s instructions.

7. Where to go next

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