Design: Spider boot and Jaipur foot
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the role and impact of design in supporting developing countries.
Key learning points
- Design plays a crucial role in shaping the environmental impact of a product across it's entire lifecycle.
- 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.
Teacher tip
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
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the examples of products that follow a circular economy.
Q2.Which stage of the circular economy would involve the use of hybrid or electric vehicles?
Q3.Successful design do not give a specific solution.
Q4.What is the correct definition for life cycle assessment.
Q5.Match the term to the definition.
an economic system where products are kept in circulation
a deliberate choice to meet a requirement or solve a problem
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?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Ellen MacArthur Foundation states that of a product's environmental impact is influenced by decisions made at the design stage.
Q2.How many years does it take for a PET bottle to degrade?
Q3.How have Kibu headphones reduced their environment impact at the repair maintenance stage of the circular economy?
Q4.What makes the low cost prosthetic Jaipur Foot accessible for people in developing countries?
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