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Year 4 students are tasked with designing sustainable packaging for a food item as an alternative to plastic packaging to help address the environmental problems caused by plastic waste. Students will research items currently packaged in plastic, sustainable materials, and design and create their packaging. They will then present their packaging, evaluating how well it meets the specifications of being made from sustainable materials, being durable and practical, and fitting their chosen food item.

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Design Brief

Year 4 students are tasked with designing sustainable packaging for a food item as an alternative to plastic packaging to help address the environmental problems caused by plastic waste. Students will research items currently packaged in plastic, sustainable materials, and design and create their packaging. They will then present their packaging, evaluating how well it meets the specifications of being made from sustainable materials, being durable and practical, and fitting their chosen food item.

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Powerful Packagers

Introduction

Year Fours, you are apart of a generation that faces future environmental
problems due to the enormous amounts of waste production occurring. People
are buying disposable and cheaply produced goods creating extensive
amounts of waste which is causing an escalation of environmental problems.
The biggest problem is the amount of plastic packaging and its contribution to
waste. Plastic waste is hugely damaging the earths environment as it causes
pollution, loss of biodiversity and an increase in greenhouse gasses. It is up to
you, the powerful packagers to help solve this issue of extensive plastic use!

Brief

Your mission as Powerful Packagers is to pick a food item that is typically


packaged in plastic. You then can re-design and produce a more sustainable,
plastic free packaging for your chosen food item. Thus, helping the
environment and creating a sustainable future.

Generating designs

You are about to become Powerful Precise Packagers, as you are to generate a
design sketch on A3 paper of your package prior to construction. On your
design sketch, you are to label all parts of the packaging with the material you
are going to use. You must also include the dimensions of your packaging on
your design sketch. You will then evaluate your design prior to constructing it
(refer to evaluation).

Project specifications

o Must be made with sustainable material that is biodegradable or


recyclable such as paper or cardboard (You will research this in a
lesson).
o Must be durable (be able to withstand being dropped from a height and
the product still be protected)
o Must be practical e.g. easy to hold and not too heavy.
o Must be able to fit the food item you have chosen.
Project management

Lessons:
1. Introduction to Waste – Engaging hands on lesson, showing the types
of waste and exploring the environmental problems caused by waste
(Introduction to the design brief at the start).
2. Introduction to Plastic – You will learn about where plastic comes from
and what it is used for.

3. Plastic waste – A rotational lesson where you will explore examples of


plastic waste by hunting around the classroom, learn about and Draw a
representation of the negative environmental impacts caused by plastic
waste. You will also learn ways to reduce your plastic use.
4. Choose an item to package - Research and pick an item that uses
plastic as its packaging.
5. Environmentally Friendly Materials - Research materials that are
sustainable and could be used for your package design, create a list and
a rough sketch of a design for your packaging.
6. Draft it! - Draw a final design sketch for your item’s packaging on A3
paper, labelling the materials and dimensions. You will also be creating
a final materials list that you will need to produce your packaging.
7. Package it! – Create your packaging using the materials you listed and
your food item.
8. Presentation - present your packaging to a partner, after presenting,
each partner will evaluate their partners packaging as well as their own
after testing it.

Evaluation

During lesson 6 – You will evaluate the effectiveness of your design (before
you produce it), by answering the following questions:

o Are the materials your using sustainable and how? (e.g. are they
recyclable or biodegradable?)
o Will the materials and the design be durable?
o Is the design practical? (user friendly)
o Will it be able to fit your food item?

During lesson 8 – You will do a final evaluation of your product as well as your
partners by completing a checklist of the following questions:

o Does the design fit your food item?


o Is the packaging made out of sustainable materials?
o What worked best in the design?
o What would you change about the design?
Presentation

During Lesson 8, you will present your design to a partner, whilst your
partner films you.
During your presentation you must address the following:

o What the packaging is for


o What materials it is made out of and how they are sustainable.
o Why you chose the materials.
o What the benefit of creating a plastic free package is for the
environment.
o What went well in your design process.
o What you would change about your packaging.

Time

You will be given the following amount of time:

o One 60-minute lesson on researching items with the most plastic


packaging and choosing a food item.
o One 60-minute lesson to research sustainable materials to use in your
design, create a list of materials you need and draw a rough sketch of
your design.
o One 60-minute lesson on drawing a final design, finalising your
materials list and evaluating your design.
o One 60-minute lesson on creating/producing your design
o One 60-minute lesson to present your design, evaluate and reflect on
the process.

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