Purposeful Packaging

Grade Levels: 6-8 | Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes

Students will play the role of packaging engineers, exploring how to protect shipped items in innovative ways.

Students will play the role of packaging engineers, exploring how to protect shipped items in innovative ways.
Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Unit

Grade Levels: 6-8

Lesson: 90 minutes; Unit: 150 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Averages, data analysis, environmental impact, sustainability

Objectives: Students will:

  • Design a more sustainable way of packing items for shipment.
  • Collect consumer feedback using surveys.
  • Calculate averages, analyze survey data and evaluate the effectiveness of their design.