GC2 5. Sustainability lesson 5

• Global Citizenship
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Sustainability

Circular Economy

Goals and aims

At the end of this lesson you understand what a circular economy is

The pros and cons of plastic

coming up with new ideas

working in groups

presenting in groups

What is made of plastic?

The students will write on a paper as many things they can come up with that are made of plastic.

How many things of plastic do use right now? Or do you have on you?

From football to make up

Pros and Cons

Write down on one post it: (green)

* write down good things about plastic.

write down on post it two: (yellow)

* write down negative things about plastic.

Give the students when we are in class one green post it and one yellow post it

When we are not in class but online, use padlet! 

HOW ARE PLASTICS PRODUCED?

A linear system

TEACHER’S GUIDANCE:

Show students the above animation, which introduces the concept of a circular economy and how it relates to natural systems.

USEFUL QUESTIONS:

What happens to the owl in the video?

What’s so great about carrots?

What happens to the chair?

In three words:
What do you understand from
the video?

Your design challenge

The last couple of lessons you have been working on you design, your plan and your pitch. 

Now improve and keep these ideas in  mind you have gotten this lesson in mind. 

Pitches

Every group will Pitch their idea, and all materials, sources and drawing have to be uploaded to simulise, individually.