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Visy Education - Upcycling Cardboard

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PrimaryYear 5 - 6TechnologyDesign and TechnologiesEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainabilityEconomicDesign Thinking

Lesson Summary

Students explore the opportunities and benefits of upcycling cardboard and find out how design thinking can be applied to upcycling projects.

Learning intentions

Students will:

understand why upcycling can improve the recycling loop
understand the steps in the design thinking process.

Success criteria

Students can:

answer questions and identify examples of the steps in the design thinking process
follow instructions to create an upcycled cardboard mini side table.

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