4. Chemistry: Chemical and allied industries
Keystage: KS4
Subject: Chemistry
Resource type: Lesson
Skills: Problem Solving
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Going Green with Eco-spa: Students become a Head of Product at a large supermarket and decide which packaging to use for a new range of toiletries based on cost and environmental impact. The range includes a handwash, soap and body lotion aimed at customers who are keen to use environmentally friendly products but can still buy the products at low cost.
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Head of Product
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Problem Solving step 10
I create solutions for complex problems by evaluating the positive and negative effects of a range of options.
Curriculum Table
| England: The national curriculum (England) | Chemistry – chemical and allied industries Pupils should be taught about life cycle assessment and recycling to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product’s life. |
| Scotland: National 5 Chemistry | Chemistry – plastics – addition polymerisation Plastics are examples of materials known as polymers. Polymers are long chain molecules formed by joining together a large number of small molecules called monomers. |
| Wales: WJEC GCSE Science (double award) specification | Chemistry – crude oil, fuels and carbon compounds Learners should be able to demonstrate and apply their knowledge and understanding of the environmental issues relating to the disposal of plastics, in terms of their non-biodegradability, increasing pressure on landfill for waste disposal, and how recycling addresses these issues as well as the need to carefully manage the use of finite natural resources such as crude oil. |
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