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Practical Action
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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Reusing textiles: waste to wear
In this activity, from Practical Action, students are challenged to design and make a good quality textiles product from some throwaway textiles collected from home or bought from a charity shop. Further resources are available from the Practical Action’s Sustainable Design and Technology database.
Let's negotiate
From Practical Action, this resource encourages students to look at how design specifications are balanced when developing new products.
Winners and losers
This resource helps students think about who the winners and losers are when making product choices.
Eco-design web
The Eco-design web is a useful tool to help students’ analyse an existing product or design. It can also be used to indicate areas of the product that can be redesigned to improve its environmental sustainability.
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| Subject(s) | Cross curricular, Design and technology, Engineering, Science |
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| Age | 7-11, 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | n.a |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxde8o |
