In this lesson, students learn about the Habits of a Systems Thinker and apply them to articles that explain how places and companies have already achieved “zero waste.” They explore the Material Cycles hierarchy and apply this to their idea for eliminating “waste.” Then, students create a proposal that uses either cradle-to-cradle design thinking or upcycling to reduce or eliminate “waste.”
Grade Level: 6 – 8
Source: The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education and Terracycle
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