Following on from the brainstorming, the student ideas and thinking seemed to revolve around six main topics/focus points. The students were asked to join the one that interested them most.
Each team has its own page in the group wiki at http://junk-so-what.wikispaces.com/home
Instructions to students
Please have a look at the team's below and pick one that you are interested in joining. Each team is allowed four members from any one school. Try and pick a team you think you will enjoy working in rather than one that your friends may be in. Remember this is your chance to work with different students.
Once you have made a choice go to the Team page under 'Team Names' and click on and then edit that page. Add you name to the page and follow the instructions.
Team / Category, Questions and Thinking points
Consumerism / Quality
Excess or efficiency
Why do we buy new things?
Purchasing, throwing away, the short ‘build’ life of products, fashion/fads, advertising, marketing
Food
Excess or efficiency
Does Junk food make us fat?
Health, exercise, good/bad foods, quality of foods, poisoning of foods, processing, chemicals, advertising
The Future
Excess or efficiency
What is good for the environment? What is bad for the environment?
How do we fix things? Impact on the next generation, new ideas/thoughts
Pollutants
Excess or efficiency
Plastic bags - what do we do about them?
(Focus on Air) – What gases are killing our planet?
Carbon tax, climate change, the gas cycle
Resource Management
Excess or efficiency
How can we use the Earths resources better?
Natural, trees, minerals, mining, finite resources, new methods
Water
Excess or efficiency
What is the true value of water?
Balance of costs, Water is basically free so when we are charged $3 for water the
markup would be equivalent of a shirt costing $8000, renewable ways to use water
Each team has its own page in the group wiki at http://junk-so-what.wikispaces.com/home
Instructions to students
Please have a look at the team's below and pick one that you are interested in joining. Each team is allowed four members from any one school. Try and pick a team you think you will enjoy working in rather than one that your friends may be in. Remember this is your chance to work with different students.
Once you have made a choice go to the Team page under 'Team Names' and click on and then edit that page. Add you name to the page and follow the instructions.
Team / Category, Questions and Thinking points
Consumerism / Quality
Excess or efficiency
Why do we buy new things?
Purchasing, throwing away, the short ‘build’ life of products, fashion/fads, advertising, marketing
Food
Excess or efficiency
Does Junk food make us fat?
Health, exercise, good/bad foods, quality of foods, poisoning of foods, processing, chemicals, advertising
The Future
Excess or efficiency
What is good for the environment? What is bad for the environment?
How do we fix things? Impact on the next generation, new ideas/thoughts
Pollutants
Excess or efficiency
Plastic bags - what do we do about them?
(Focus on Air) – What gases are killing our planet?
Carbon tax, climate change, the gas cycle
Resource Management
Excess or efficiency
How can we use the Earths resources better?
Natural, trees, minerals, mining, finite resources, new methods
Water
Excess or efficiency
What is the true value of water?
Balance of costs, Water is basically free so when we are charged $3 for water the
markup would be equivalent of a shirt costing $8000, renewable ways to use water