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Design and Technologies – The Sustainable Seating Project

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ForestLearning and the Design and Technologies Teachers Association of Victoria (DATTA Vic) have developed this eight-lesson resource to align with Version 9.0 Australian Curriculum Years 7-8 Design and
Technologies.

Students will investigate the properties and sustainability of materials including cardboard and explore the importance of sustainable forest management to produce wood pulp for the manufacture of cardboard. Using ForestVR 360o videos, students go on virtual excursions to an Australian pine plantation and paper mill to experience the cycle of growing sustainable wood fibre and how it is processed into paperboard.

Following the design thinking process, students investigate, design, produce and evaluate a sustainable seat made from upcycled cardboard.

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