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Visy Education - Designed Solutions for Upcycling Cardboard
Lesson2 of 2 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5 - 6TechnologyDesign and TechnologiesEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainabilityEconomicDesign Thinking
Lesson Summary
Students use design thinking to guide their work in creating an upcycled cardboard design. Students identify a user and their needs and then ideate and prototype a design that can be shared with the user.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand why upcycling can improve the recycling loop
- create a furniture solution to address a need identified by another student
Success criteria
Students can:
- choose and justify a design and features for a piece of furniture made from cardboard
- experiment with and apply construction techniques to create their piece of furniture
- critically evaluate and reflect on their work
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