Situation

The design of products and how they are manufactured significantly impacts their sustainability. Designers need to consider the manufacture, distribution, use, and end of life of the products they create.

Role

You will work as part of team of designers, chemists, and physicists to explore how physical, chemical properties of materials influence design choices and impact sustainability. Your group will begin this inquiry by disassembling an existing product.

Depending on which courses you are enrolled in, you may have one or several roles.

As a Designer, you will evaluate and redesign the product to fit into a Circular Economy model.

As a Chemist, you will explain the use of a material based on its physical properties, how the materials are extracted from natural resources, and evaluate the social, environmental and economical cost, through Triple Bottom Line (TBL)

As a Physicist, you will examine the properties of the materials, and describe and evaluate internal energy transformations and efficiencies.

Audience

Your audience is the public: students, adults, and parents. Your group's research and analysis will be publicly presented and shared with them.

It is important to clearly communicate your knowledge, analysis, and solutions. Clear, concise, and impactful communication is important.

Product

You will produce several pieces for this project:

Group:

A presentation of your object and analyses

Individual:

A report or analysis for each subject you are enrolled in. See the specific notes for each subject about the expectations.

Success Criteria

• A disassembled product and analysis (Group)

• The relevant G10 MYP rubric for your subject.