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Najmul Hasan has created the project "Designing Solutions to Reduce Plastic Waste" in Class2Class.org

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Designing Solutions to Reduce Plastic Waste

What is this project about?

Student teams design and build a prototype or campaign, such as a reuse product, a sorting system, or an awareness video, to reduce plastic waste in their community. They test their solution with feedback from partner classes and present an improved ...
Age of Students
13-15 years
Project Duration
5 weeks
Starting Month
January 2027

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify and describe local plastic waste problems in their community and how they affect people and the environment.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to apply sorting and reuse criteria to a plastic waste sample collected in their school, using feedback from partner classes to refine their findings.
Apply
Students will be able to compare plastic waste causes and solutions between their community and partner classrooms, analyzing how local and global contexts differ.
Analyze
Students will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of their prototype or awareness campaign using peer feedback from international partners and SDG-based criteria.
Evaluate
Students will be able to design and build an innovative reuse product or awareness video that reduces plastic waste, and propose an improved version to their school and community.
Create

Skills to develop

Creativity & Innovation
Global Awareness
Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving

Project Activities

1

Plastic Waste Kick-Off and Partner Class Introductions

Students introduce themselves and their community to the partner class, then discuss what plastic waste looks like where they live. They share first impressions and questions about the problem.

Duration: 60 minutes
2

Investigating Local Plastic Waste and Its Effects

Students collect and sort a sample of plastic waste from their school, identify the problem in their community, and describe how it affects people and the environment. They compare causes and solutions with the partner class and refine their findings using their feedback.

Duration: 180 minutes
Delivery: Comparative Chart
3

Designing, Building, and Testing a Reuse Solution

Teams create a reuse product, sorting system, or awareness video to reduce plastic waste. They share prototypes or drafts with the partner class, gather peer feedback against SDG-based criteria, and improve their solution.

Duration: 240 minutes
Delivery: Prototype
4

Presenting and Proposing an Improved Solution

Teams present their improved solution to the school and community, explain how it works, and propose next steps. They reflect on what they learned from the partner class and how local and global contexts differ.

Duration: 120 minutes
Delivery: Exhibition or Showcase