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Students need to engage in real and genuine situations, that is, to have authentic

contexts, to make meaning of their learning. The three Key Concepts of Sustainability as

outlined in the Australian Curriculum are “…systems, world views and futures” (Australian

Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2017). The key concept of

‘futures’ aims to build “…capacities for thinking and acting in ways that are necessary to

create a more sustainable future” (ACARA, 2017). The purpose of this lesson plan and design

brief is to engage students in meaningful ways so they can reflect on how their actions and

choices contribute to waste which adds to landfill; as well as design, produce, evaluate and

use a product that reduces their impact on the environment in an ongoing manner. In the

lesson students are introduced to plastic packaging and how it contributes to landfill and what

beeswax food wraps are including the positive and negatives of their use and their

sustainability qualities. Additionally, the design brief, outlines the task and expectations for

students to make their own reusable beeswax food wrap.

Integrating elements of Organising Ideas of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment

and Reporting Authority (ACARA, 2017) Key Concepts the design brief and lesson aim to

engage students in the design and manufacturing processes of a new product, taking into

consideration the sustainability, effectiveness and environmental impacts of the product

(ACARA, 2017). Students are to make comparisons between their product and other similar

commercially available products to determine the sustainable and ethical attributes of each

product.
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References
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. (2017). Sustainability.

Retrieved from https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/f-10-curriculum/cross-

curriculum-priorities/sustainability/