Fast Fashion

Fast fashion and consumerism habits . Are you influenced by them?

Spain

Sustainability and socio-scientific challenges

Goals


1. Make students conscious of fast consumerism in our society , critical thinking and research on habits among teenagers.
2. Recycle and make more sustainable our society giving ideas and ways of upcycling.
3. Improve basic competences such as digital, linguistic and scientific as well as taking active roles as citizens.

Target group and educational context


upper level students who are 16-17 years old and participate in an Erasmus + project with Swedish students on a project based on recycling, environmental preservation and sustainibility.
The Swedish group visited us and we could make our presentations and digital teamwork with them .

Why is this practice inspiring?


Motivation of students who work on real socio scientific issues and are able to reflect on the and give opinions , be conscious of fake news, influence of mass media on the teenagers emotions and increase their power to decide being well informed.
Agreta oportunity for teenagers to work in teams and debate in class a nd with other Erasmus Swedish students who come from a different culture with other leisure habits.


Implementation


Projects based tasks.
Debates in class.
A mini market swoping clothes.
Research and surveys made by students using digital tools.
Videos of common habits and daily situations at the shopping mall.
Historical and economical consequences of fast fashion and compulsive shopping.


Socio-scientific issues


resposible consumerism among teenagers


Available resources


Lesson Plan / Activity Instructions / Teacher Guide; Presentation Slides; Classroom Video; Digital Tool / App.


Practice Overview


Contributing organisation

IES NIT DE L´ALBÀ

Location

Elche, Spain

Type of practice

Classroom Practice, Erasmus+ Project

Target age group

16-18

Duration

9-15 hours

Number of sessions / activities

7-10

Delivery mode

Blended / Hybrid

Main focus areas

Civic & Citizenship Competences, Cross-Subject & Cross-Curricular Collaboration, Real-World & Socio-Scientific Issues

Related subjects

English as a Foreign Language, Chemistry, History, Economics, Civics & Global Citizenship Education, Computer Science & ICT

Available resource languages

English