Circular Economy Solutions

Learning Program Overview

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Through the process of micro-recycling using waste plastic, students will get hands-on experience of how they can turn plastic into a new product. The program will provide 3D modelling and vector graphics skills which will enable students to utilise 3D printing and lasercutting for their prototypes.

Main Curriculum Focus:

• Humanities
• Mathematics
• Science
• Digital Technologies
• Personal and Social Learning

Technology Utilised:

• 3D modelling
• 3D printing
• Lasercutting

Student Outcomes:

• Single use plastics can be minimised by making simple changes.
• Designing food packaging to be reusable minimises single use plastic production in the long term.
• Mathematical knowledge and techniques, comparative mathematics, estimation and approximation and applying mathematics. Examples include: Estimate length, distance, quantity and weight in everyday situations, and converting basic units of measurement.
• Apply simple approximation techniques to reduce/enlarge diagrams and representations of familiar objects.