1. Handling Collection HC1: it’s all about the Materials Circular Economy Objective This lesson will allow students to identify technical and biological materials in closed loop products which have been developed with circular economy thinking. In contrast, students will be able to explore “monstrous hybrid” products from a linear system. Students will be able to explore Eco products and identify how they have been manufactured from down-cycled materials rather than up-cycled materials. Lesson Objectives Identify technical materials and biological materials in products Analyse “monstrous hybrid” products, identifying why they have been designed wastefully in terms of a circular economy model Compare “Eco” and circular economy products; identifying the benefits of circular economy products over those described as “Eco” Explain “down-cycling” and “up-cycling”

2. Starter: Welcome to the Handling Collection (5 minutes) Plus, minus, interesting? You have to discover something positive, something negative and something interesting about the artifact nearest to you.

3. Learning Objectives By the end of the lesson you will be able to: Identify technical materials and biological materials in products Analyse “monstrous hybrid” products, identifying why they have been design wastefully in terms of a circular economy model Compare “Eco” and circular economy products; identifying the benefits of circular economy products over those described as “Eco” Explain “down-cycling” and “up-cycling”

4. Re-Fresh! (3 minutes) Watch this short video:

5. A reminder: the biological and technical cycles

6. Biological & Technical Materials (10 minutes) materials “Snap Shot” (using the product you have in front of you) 1. Firstly, decide whether it is made from biological or technical materials, or both? 2. Identify the product’s materials - what you think are contained within the product 3. Segment a sheet of paper like the diagram below and complete based on your artifact You will need to share what you think with the other groups in the class Previous Destination Where was the material before it was part of a product Valuable material What exactly are the valuable materials in the products? Next Destination Where might the material be going to next?

7. Biological & Technical Materials (1 minute) What economy did your product fall into?

8. Product Speed Dating (10 minutes) Rotate, Pass, Share the Handling Collection Products (30 seconds each): How do they relate to the video from earlier?

9. A Circular Economy: materials Flowing (5 minutes) What products fell into what economy?

10. The system matters A circular economy isn’t just about materials or products. The system a product fits within matters. Which company developed this system and what does it show?

11. The Monstrous Hybrid (30 seconds) One million years, and the materials/nutrients remain “trapped”? Can you think of any modern day products where material or materials recovery is very difficult or impossible?

12. The “Monstrous Hybrid” (5 minutes) Advantages & Disadvantages 1.In your pairs or small groups choose one of the products below. 2.Think of all stakeholders involved in each product; what are the advantages and disadvantages to each of them? (Tetrapack)

13. Upcycling and downcycling What happens to a plastic bottle sent for recycling? Where will the material be in 30 years? Plastic bottle from 4freephotos.com

14. Recycling = Up-cycling or Down-cycling Not all “eco, green or recyclable” products work in a circular economy model. In your teams you need to decide which products are “up-cycled” and which are “down-cycled” Your team has 5 minutes to revisit as many of the products as you can to decide. Make a list and get ready to share your team’s thoughts with the whole class. Up-cycled materials are recovered and used elsewhere for matched or greater value. The material value is upgraded. Down-cycled materials are recovered and used elsewhere for lesser value. The materials value are downgraded.

15. Plenary (5 Minutes) Circular economy key words: what do the following mean? Monstrous Hybrid Technological material Biological material Eco Product Circular Economy product Up-cycled Down-cycled Next Slide: You will be able to check what they mean!

16. Plenary (5 Minutes) Circular economy key words: what do the following mean? Monstrous Hybrid: Materials are very difficult or impossible to separate Technological material: A material used in products which does not decompose Biological material: A natural material / ingredient which can compost / decompose Eco Product: Reduces or reuses materials but is not necessarily a circular economy product Circular Economy product: materials can be separated and flow back to the manufacturer Up-cycled: Material value is upgraded after material recovery phase Down-cycled: Material value is downgraded after material recovery phase What is your score; 7 being the highest?