Reducing, Reusing, and Refusing Plastic Products - Lessons on Sustainability

The lesson focuses on the importance of reducing plastic consumption to combat environmental challenges. It addresses the growing global population, finite resources, and the impact of consumerism. Students learn strategies to reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products, aiming for a more sustainable future. The lesson includes discussions on ocean plastic pollution, recycling, and designing eco-friendly products.

• Sustainability
• Plastic Pollution
• Reduce Reuse Refuse
• Environmental Education

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1. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? What s happening to the population? 1) What is happening to the world s population? Global population in billions of people. (UN Data) 2) What might happen to food prices? 3) What might happen to the cost of goods, such as clothes?

2. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Finite (limited) resources The population is growing . But so is consumerism. People in developing countries are becoming wealthier, wanting more clothes and devices. Yet, the amount of resources on Earth is fixed.

3. Ocean Plastics Design and Technology | 11-14 Lesson 3 How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products?

4. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? 01 02 Ocean Plastics Design and Technology What can we do to reduce ocean plastic pollution? Why should we recycle? 03 04 How do we reduce reuse and refuse plastic products? Should we repair? 05 06 Can redesigning products help? Design Task

5. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Learning objectives 1. Describe world population trend from a graph 2. Recognise resources as finite 3. Describe examples of how to reduce, reuse, and refuse 4. Interpret data and identify trends 5. Create a design for a new product

6. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Buzz (talk) Stations There are 5 stations with examples of products, or company schemes, which recycle, reduce, reuse, and refuse. In groups you will go to each station. Discuss the points below. 1) Is this an example of recycle reduce, reuse, or refuse? 2) Do you think this is the most sustainable solution? 3) Do you think the product, or idea, is as good as it s alternative / competitor? 4) Can you think how to improve this idea?

7. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Can you define today s key words? Reduce Reuse Refuse

8. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Run your own fashion label You are going to create a sustainable clothing brand. You will design 6 products for your new designer brand.

9. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Home learning Research a fashion brand and find out what it does, or has done, in terms of sustainability. Prepare one side A4.

10. Lesson 3: How do we reduce, reuse, and refuse plastic products? Image credits Image credits Slide Title Attribution 2 Coal Oatsy 40 via Flickr 2 Nails Cocoparisiene via Pixabay 2 Oil platform Ag ncia Brasil via Wikimedia 3 Plastic bale Hans via Pixabay 8 Clothing Freephotos via Pixabay All other images are courtesy of Encounter Edu All other images are courtesy of Encounter Edu