Circular Economy Introductory Lesson Series

Learning outcomes: • To understand that environmental issues can be intrinsically linked to economic issues • To critique the flaws inherent in some common approaches to environmental education • To begin to investigate a di erent way of approaching environmental, social and economic issues

Learning outcomes: • to compare living systems with man-made systems • to critique our materials economy • to begin to investigate an alternative model: the circular economy

This presentation has been produced to support Lesson 2 in this series

Learning outcomes: • To understand the urgent challenge that finite resources pose to our current economic system • To explore economic history since the industrial revolution through personal narrative • To critically evaluate our current consumption and production systems and explore better ways of dealing with resources.

Learning outcomes: • To learn about companies that have adopted the circular economy framework • To design a product or service based on the circular economy

This presentation has been produced to support the teaching of Lesson 4 in this series.

Learning Outcome: • To understand the challenges around conventional monocultures and soil quality • To explore the importance of seeing the whole system when designing solutions • To critically evaluate the challenges in modern agriculture and securing food supply for the future.