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Practical Action: sustainability
Teaching resources from Practical Action which help students to understand sustainable development. They explore aspects of contemporary issues. Suitable for classes in science or technology, ages 7-16
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Plastic challenge
This resource contains a series of lessons which are designed to extend students’ knowledge and understanding of plastics and plastic waste on a global scale. Linking to materials and their properties, the environment, recycling and design and technology, they contain investigations and activities aimed at both...
Design for a better world
Design for a better world is a design challenge for students aged 11-14 years. It offers students the opportunity to:
- Learn about the global goals for sustainable development.
- Access a range of global contexts including water and sanitation, food security and climate action in which to...
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Small Is...Challenge
In celebration of its founder, Fritz Schumacher’s centenary year Practical Action have created Small Is...Challenge. Schumacher’s philosophy was based on the idea that even a small change can have a big impact on people’s lives. The challenge for students is to look at technologies from the last 100 years and...
Global project ideas
Global project ideas are based around Practical Action’s work, which uses science and technology to address global issues such as energy, water and food. They give students a real insight into how science and technology can be used to tackle challenges faced by communities in the developing world, and how they can...
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| Subject(s) | Cross curricular, Design and technology, Engineering, Science |
|---|---|
| Age | 7-11, 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | n.a |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxde8o |
