Education Materials for Basic Education
This page includes materials made in Oulu regarding the Learning Stream themes for basic education, and tips from other sources.
Circular Economy video (in Finnish)
Animation guides students into the theme of circular economy. The video was produced in the MASSA project funded by the Ministry of the Environment.
Support questions for discussing the video
- What mistakes did Elviira do and in what situations?
- What kind of consequences does this type of behavior have for the environment?
- Do you or your family members have silly habits? How can these habits become more rational?
Explore and elaborate the theme of circular economy in a way that suits the class level
The animation highlighted the following themes:
- Lifecycle of metals
- Need to buy things new
- Joy of buying things new
- Need to own things
- Food waste
- The importance of price for purchase decisions and use
- Online stores and global production chains
- Circular economy’s business models
- Product as service (such as clothing rentals, car rentals)
- Extending the lifecycle of products (such as cobbler and sewing services, selling used products, designing for sustainability and repairability)
- Sharing platforms (sell unnecessary items, such as Tori.fi)
- Renewability (using materials that circulate instead of become waste)