
These resources are part of the Geographies of Interconnections: Understanding E-Waste suite of resources, created in collaboration with Comsol.
This Design & Technologies unit for Years 9 & 10, Circular Design Solutions: Addressing the Electronic Waste Crisis, is designed to
Interviews with experts are woven into lessons and we recommend that this unit are delivered as a whole package in sequence. However, all interviews and video content created for this unit can be accessed through Vimeo. To make the videos easier to find and use, download our guide to the main topics and areas, organisations and links to the Rs of sustainability. Find it here.
Through assessing their own personal electronic device, students explore the e-waste crisis and its impacts and compare the current linear take-make-waste system and the circular economy model.

Students learn about sustainable product design, materials and ethics, emphasizing the importance of considering environmental impacts and well-being throughout a product's lifecycle.


Students explore sustainability and its application in real-life companies as well as new designs, focusing on the impact of electronic devices and the three pillars of sustainability.
