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Sustainable by Design

From Cyberchase · 2022

Sustainable by Design
27 min3rd4th5th6thScienceMath
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Summary

A full Cyberchase episode that looks at how the things we make and wear use up resources — and how smarter design wastes less. The CyberSquad reasons through choices with an eye on sustainability. Good for a resources or reduce-reuse-recycle conversation.

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All ages
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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

  1. What resource was being used up too fast?
  2. How did a change in design help reduce waste?
  3. What is one everyday item you could redesign to be less wasteful?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: resource, sustainable, design, reduce.

Try it: List two things you used today; for each, write one way to waste less of it.

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