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What could use less material?
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9–12 years · 20 minutes
What could use less material?
Clean dry packaging; Paper; Pencil
Place a few clean dry materials on a table.
Sort the materials by what they are made from.
Choose one package to rethink.
Draw a version that uses less material.
An adult stays alongside. Use only clean dry items; no glass, cans, chemicals or food residue.
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Waste sort redesign · continued
Space to write or sketch.
Space to write or sketch.
What would you change first?
Recycle or store the materials correctly.
Sort two items.
Compare trade-offs between two designs.
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An adult stays alongside, follows the person's lead and stops when they have had enough.
Clean dry packaging · Paper · Pencil
Place a few clean dry materials on a table.
Try saying: What would you change first?
Finish: Recycle or store the materials correctly.
An adult stays alongside. Use only clean dry items; no glass, cans, chemicals or food residue.
Make it simpler: Sort two items.
Take it further: Compare trade-offs between two designs.
A chance to practise classification, design. This invitation is an editorial adaptation of the guidance below. It is not a test or a promise about development.
