HOW TO USE ?
This learning material can be used as a self studying material . Students can for example write the answers down and send it to the teacher .
This material could be used also in the classroom ( described in the coaching activities ).
ADDITIONAL TEACHING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TRAINERS
https :// circula . fi / en / Great game that connect circular economy and business life ! In the material , there is also examples of different Finnish companies that use circular business models .
DRAWING A COMIC
• Choose a product you want to analyse ( for example cosmetics , food , clothes , electronics etc ).
• Draw the five stages ( sourcing , production , distribution , consumption and the end of life ) of a chosen product into a comic strip
• To understand circular economy : in the last box , write ideas how to make the product more sustainable or alternatively comic can be drawn into a circular form
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PROJECT WORK
• Choose a product that you want to analyse ( for example cosmetics , food , clothes , electronics etc ). Answer the questions about the life cycle ( for level1 you can choose few questions ). Make a presentation and add pictures .
• Questions : o Sourcing : What are the main raw materials used in the product ? How are the materials acquired and what sort of environmental effects the materials have ? Are those renewable ? Is there a way to make the sourcing stage more sustainable or could you use other ma terials in the product ? o Production : How and where is the product produced ? What sort of manufacture process it has ? What so rt of environmental impacts production has ? o Distribution : How and from where is the product transported ? What sort of enviromental effects the dis tribution stage has ? o Consumption : What is the average operating time of the product ? What can yo d o to make the usage time longer ? o End of life : What happends to the product after use ? Can it be recycled ? How is the product disposed ? What sort of environmental effects ?
COACHING ACTIVITIES In the classroom , teacher can choose the the method ( for example discussion , mind map , writing ...).