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Lesson 3 of 8
  • Year 10

Design: Spider boot and Jaipur foot

I can explain the role and impact of design in supporting developing countries.

Lesson 3 of 8
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  • Year 10

Design: Spider boot and Jaipur foot

I can explain the role and impact of design in supporting developing countries.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Design plays a crucial role in shaping the environmental impact of a product across it's entire lifecycle.
  2. Design can be used to solve design opportunities throughout developing countries.

Keywords

  • Circular economy - an economic system where products and materials are kept in circulation and do not become waste

  • Design decisions - a deliberate choice to meet a requirement or solve a problem

  • Design opportunity - a gap, or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial

Common misconception

Sustainability decisions happen after the product has been designed.

At the design stage, designers have a huge responsibility to influence many other stages of a product's life cycle through their design decisions.


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Perhaps you may have photos/videos from your own travelling experiences/expeditions that you could bring to the lesson. Many schools fundraise to visit developing countries. It would be good to relate to your own school's experiences.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Identify the examples of products that follow a circular economy.

Correct answer: reusable straws
clingfilm
single use coffee cups
Correct answer: reusable food wraps

Q2.
Which stage of the circular economy would the be the use of hybrid or electric vehicles?

design / redesign
Correct answer: distribution
raw materials
waste

Q3.
Successful design do not give a specific solution.

Correct Answer: opportunities

Q4.
What is the correct definition for life cycle assessment.

LCA assesses the environmental impact at the design stage of a product's life
Correct answer: LCA assesses the environmental impact at every stage of a product's life
LCA assesses the financial impact at every stage of a product's life
LCA assesses the waste impact at every stage of a product's life

Q5.
Match the term to the definition.

Correct Answer:circular economy,an economic system where products are kept in circulation

an economic system where products are kept in circulation

Correct Answer:design decisions,a deliberate choice to meet a requirement or solve a problem

a deliberate choice to meet a requirement or solve a problem

Correct Answer:design opportunity,a gap, or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial

a gap, or a need where a new or improved product would be beneficial

Q6.
80% of a product's environmental impact is influenced by decisions made at which stage of the circular economy.

the product in use stage
Correct answer: the design / redesign stage
the distribution stage
the repair and maintenance stage

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Ellen MacArthur Foundation states that of a product's environmental impact is influenced by decisions made at the design stage.

Correct Answer: 80%, eighty percent

Q2.
How many years does it take for a PET bottle to degrade?

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Correct answer: 450

Q3.
How have Kibu headphones reduced their environment impact at the repair maintenance stage of the circular economy?

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Correct answer: parts are easily replaceable
parts are cheap to replace
parts do not break
parts can be bought from multiple shops

Q4.
What makes the low cost prosthetic Jaipur Foot accessible for people in developing countries?

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Correct answer: it can be manufactured locally
it can be imported at a low cost
Correct answer: it can be manufactured from local materials
it can be manufactured from one material
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