Green Packaging
Produced By:
GiST
States:
Qld, NSW, SA, NT, ACT, Tas, WA
Aimed at:
Year 9
- 10
Curriculum 8.4
ACSSU179, ACSSU187, ACSHE192, ACSHE230, ACSIS198, ACSIS199, ACSIS200, ACSIS203, ACSIS204, ACSIS205, ACSIS206, ACSIS208, ACTDEK040, ACTDEK041, ACTDEP048, ACTDEP049, ACTDEP050, ACTDEP051, ACTDEP052
Curriculum 9.0:
AC9TDE10K02, AC9TDE10K01, AC9TDE10P01, AC9TDE10P02, AC9TDE10P03, AC9TDE10P04, AC9TDE10P05, AC9S9U07, AC9S10U07, AC9S9H02, AC9S10H02, AC9S9I01, AC9S10I01, AC9S9I02, AC9S10I02, AC9S9I03, AC9S10I03, AC9S9I04, AC9S10I04, AC9S9I05, AC9S10I05, AC9S9I06, AC9S10I06, AC9S9I07, AC9S10I07, AC9S9I08, AC9S10I08
Lesson Type:
Subjects:
Keywords:
GiST, food packaging, good, food spoilage, design, material, sustainability, test, product, service, emerging technologies
Green Packaging
Students explore the purpose of food packaging, the science of food spoilage, and investigate food packaging design. They design an experiment to select the most appropriate packaging material for a product, considering design for a circular economy. They construct a prototype and pitch their design.