What happens to your cell phone when you're done with it? Analyze the life cycle assessment of a cell phone and its impact on the environment. The detailed lesson challenges learners to think about their decisions and how they affect the future environment.

Concepts

life cycles, raw materials, environmental science, human impact on the environment

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Dismantle an old cell phone to analyze its materials
• Post the video as a resource for absent pupils and those needing extra instruction

Classroom Considerations

• Requires a basic understanding of recycling and metal extraction

Pros

• Connects environmental chemistry to a topic of interest to pupils
• Gives multiple examples of alternatives to throwing away used cell phones

Cons

• None