Designing for a Circular Economy
Ellen MacArthur sponsored resources turn up all over the place. This lesson plan – Designing for the Circular Economy is freely available on the TES website.
This lesson is part of a series that introduces students to a different way of thinking about how our economy could work: a circular economy. The series builds up exactly how a circular economy is different from the status quo, and looks at the economic, environmental and social advantages of a new approach.
Subjects: Economics, Sociology, Business, Citizenship, Design Technology
Total time: 120 minutes
Learning outcomes:
• To learn about companies that have adopted the circular economy framework
• To design a product or service based on the circular economy