Subject
Grade
Curricular Competency Group
Curricular Competency
Prototyping
- Identify and apply a variety of sources of information to develop a plan that includes key stages and resources
- Analyze the design for the life cycle and evaluate its impacts
- Consider a variety of materials for effective use and their potential for reuse, recycling, and biodegradability
- Make changes to tools, materials, and procedures as needed
Elaboration
taking into account economic costs and social and environmental impacts of the product, from the extraction of raw materials to eventual reuse or recycling of component materials
including the social and environmental impacts of extraction and transportation of raw materials; manufacturing, packaging, and transportation to markets; servicing or providing replacement parts; expected usable lifetime; and reuse or recycling of component materials
keywords
design for the life cycle
impacts