Eco Design

Activity:
Recognizing good and bad product practices ( “Product cards“)

Lead In:
Classroom
Online platform

Duration:
The given time depends on the dynamic of
the educator and structure of the participants.

Recommendation:
25-30 minutes

It can be used as only curriculum-based, as well as an activity out of the classroom.

Instructions:

For the educator:

Introductory part:

1. Starting with introduction for the topic, with emphasis on the need of eco design, as
   well as recognizing the basic principles and phases of eco design, through sharing of a
   PPT in attachment. There is a discussion in order to present to the users an eco-designed
   product.
2. Then, for better capturing of the meaning of the theoretical learning, the educator
   shares a video.

Description of the activity:

1. The educator presents cards with products and then separates the participants in groups. For each of the products, the participants should think, and then insert them to a table with the following points: positive and negative influence on the environment, as well as possibilities for improvement.
2. After finishing the task, the educator shows the back side of the cards, and this side contains the products’ facts.

For the user/ interested participants:

1. Read the presentation and additional get information of the useful links, provided below.
2. Look at the video given also as part of the presentation.
3. Browse through the suggested products, think about their influence on the environment and insert them in the table/chart.

Keywords:

• Eco design
• Term for eco design
• Principles of eco design
• Eco design steps
• How to make an eco-designed product
• Еco product/ Ecological products

Materials, equipment:

• Computer
• Projector
• А3/ A4 paper format (paper amount depends in accordance with the number of teams
• that you determine finally)
• Pens, pencils
• Internet