Statement of Inquiry

• Changing consumer behaviour at local community level is key to creating a global sustainable world.

Inquiry Questions

Factual

• What are the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)/Global Goals?

• What resources are wasted by my community?

• What is the impact of our communities’ waste?

• What are the leading pollutants in our community?

Conceptual

• How can an individual’s waste production impact others?

• What is my role in achieving SDGs?

• What do you regard as waste?

Debatable

• Is it my responsibility to save the world?

• Waste management is the sole responsibility of the government, argue?

Summative Assessment

The student produces an ePortfolio that follows the design cycle to develop a solution (or range of solutions), which targets local/community waste.

The student must target one of the following audiences/clients:

• their school community

• their family

• community organizations: food banks/soup kitchens, community plots/gardens, or community shelters/centres.

Explorations to Develop

Suggested Solutions may be, but are not limited to, the following ideas:

• Recipes made from leftovers

• App for waste donation

• Multi-media campaign around recycling for local use

• Textile product made from waste

• Prototype smart composting containers

• Electronics made from reclaimed parts

• Products to raise awareness of the destination of our waste

• Digital gamification solution to encourage reduction of food and water waste

• Edible cutlery/crockery

• Database to manage wastes

• Animation for Waste Awareness