Circular Economy Challenge
Grades 7-12 Four sessions (60 minutes each) Data Science Earth and Space Science Engineering English Language Arts Life Science Social Science Systems Design
Circular Economy Challenge
Grades Levels: 7-12
Consider the challenge of developing a circular economy. Each team of learners develops and presents ideas for sustainable approaches to how items are made and used.
Resources
Objectives:
- Describe the difference between a linear and circular economy.
- Create plans for shifting an item from a linear to a circular economy.
- Refine their solution based on feedback from another team.
- Present their ideas to communicate the problem, the solution, and its potential impact.
Videos
Strawcture Eco
The Problem
The Innovators
The Solution
The Impact
Goodr
The Problem
The Innovators
The Solution
The Impact
MicroByre
The Problem
The Innovators
The Solution
The Impact
Climate Standards Connections
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Standards alignment
- Engineering Design
- English Language Arts: Speaking and Listening
