Energy Resource Lesson Seven : Using a Product's Life Cycle (view)
Units included with this Open Author resource:
- Lesson Overview
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- Learning goals:
- Describe how life cycle assessments are used, Describe the benefits of pollution prevention (reduce, reuse, and recycle), Analyze the life cycle of a CD and design more environmentally friendly CD
- Keywords:
- MEECS, Environment, Environmental
- Objectives
- Advance Preparation
- Background Information
- Procedure
- Assessment Options
- Adaptions/Extensions/Enhancements
- References
- Additional Resources
Summary
The lesson introduces the concept of a product life cycle and how it can be used as tool for the consumer to make more environmentally friendly product choices. The lesson uses the life cycle of a CD or DVD as an example to investigate the life cycle of an everyday product and examine options for reusing, recycling, or disposing of the item after its useful life.