Sustainable Design
Every product uses resources. Designers can make choices about how much is used, how long it lasts, and what happens next.
By the end of today, students can…
Explain
that products depend on resources and design decisions.
Identify
ways a product can use resources more responsibly.
Compare
different end-of-use choices such as reuse, repair, and recycling.
Avoid unnecessary material or energy.
Durability and repair can extend useful life.
Reuse or repurpose can keep materials useful.
Recycling can return some materials to production when systems exist.
Build a product journey from mixed cards.
Sort
Place event cards into source, make, move, use, or next-life stages.
Discuss
Which stages use resources or create waste?
Improve
Choose one stage where a design decision could reduce waste or extend use.
Choice A
Uses less material but may break quickly.
Choice B
Uses more material but may last much longer.
Which is more responsible? What extra information would you need before deciding?
Finish one sentence.
Next lesson
Students map a simple product life cycle and identify where design choices can change environmental impact.