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
