a system that ensures farmers and workers receive fair prices, decent working conditions, and support for community development through trade

the amount of money that is needed for a household to have a decent standard of living

minimum price that must be paid to producers (like farmers) for their goods when sold under Fairtrade standards

investment for the community to help build stronger, healthier communities

Manufacture and materials processing: Fairtrade

Design and technology

Investigating contexts

Circular economy and LCA

Design: Spider boot and Jaipur foot

Distribution: Better Shelter and wind-up radio

Product in use: S H E uniform and Hippo Roller

Repair, maintenance and recycling: Energee Saw

Redesign: The Washing Machine Project

This unit develops pupils' knowledge of technology in the world around us.    The pupils consider a case study 'The Washing Machine Project' to empathise with issues faced by people in developing countries.  Pupils develop knowledge of moral and social issues alongside empathy.

The circular economy: developing countries

minimum price that must be paid to producers for their goods

investment for the community to help build stronger communities

amount of money needed for a decent standard of living

There are approximately __________ products that carry the Fairtrade mark in the UK.

The missing stage of the circular economy is manufacture and __________ processing:

Banana leaves are collected and laid out.

Cocoa beans are spread onto banana leaves.

Cocoa beans are covered with banana leaves and left to dry in the sun.

Order the steps of cocoa bean production.

In the UK alone the chocolate business is worth over £__________ billion.

support is provided for community development

At which stage of the circular economy does the Ellen MacArthur Foundation state that design decisions influence 80% of a product's environmental impact?

process of planting trees to absorb carbon

volume of carbon dioxide released into atmosphere contributing to global warming

carbon found naturally in plants and animals

it helps support fair wages and better lives for workers

Why do some people choose to buy Fairtrade products?

to calculate how long a product will last before it breaks

to measure the environmental impact of a product from raw material to disposal

to decide how attractive a product looks to customers

to work out the cost of manufacturing a product

What is a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) used for?

In Design & Technology, what does LCA stand for?

Manufacture and materials processing: Fairtrade

Lesson outcome