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Cool.org: The Majestic Plastic Bag flipped classroom (Years 7–10) and Clean Up Australia unit

A flipped-classroom lesson on the satirical short ‘The Majestic Plastic Bag’ plus an 18-lesson Clean Up Australia unit, all Australian Curriculum (AC) v9 mapped.

Organisation
Cool.org and Clean Up Australia
Curriculum links
Australian Curriculum v9 (login to view codes)
Licence
Link only
Checked on
22 September 2026

For Years 7–10, Cool.org's flipped-classroom lesson uses the mock nature documentary 'The Majestic Plastic Bag' to teach the journey of a bag to the sea, with pre-lesson viewing and in-class analysis. The companion Clean Up Australia unit (18 lessons) supports Schools Clean Up Day with litter audits and action planning. Australian Curriculum v9 codes are listed after login.

Who made and funded this: Cool.org with Clean Up Australia (a not-for-profit). How to use it: the Australian pathway for our ages 12–14 lesson; the litter audit fits our Classroom Plastic Audit. Free with teacher login; link only.

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