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2024 Starpack Schools Brief C

Introduction

Our bathrooms are filled with countless bottles of cosmetics, toiletries and hair care products.
The packaging of these products is often a feature of the product, allowing it to be correctly dispensed to help with correct usage or as a means of projecting the premium nature of the product.
How well is the packaging designed and how easily can it be recycled at the end of use.

The Brief

Design and conduct a survey to find out the views of your friends and family about the packaging used in health and beauty products.  
Analyse a range of products and report your analysis of the packaging used, its function and purpose, the understanding of how to best dispose of the packaging at the end of its life.

Points to consider

  • What do people think about the amount of packaging used in cosmetics, toiletries and hair care products?
  • Do people know what materials are used in the packs?
  • Do people know whether the packs can be recycled at the end of their first life?
  • How does marketing affect people’s choice of products in this area?

Things to investigate

  • What properties are required of the pack materials to contain these product safely?

  • What materials are used to packaging these products in your bathroom?

  • What is the most commonly used material? Can this be recycled easily?

  • Can packs be refilled rather than having to buy new ones?

Submission Requirements

2024 Schools Brief C Year 7 & 8
Individual students are required to submit the findings of their research as either:
  • An A3 poster
  • A 3 minute video
In each case the submission must cover all of the aspects of the ‘things to consider’ and ‘things to investigate’ questions posed in the brief 
 
2024 Schools Brief C Year 9 & 10
Individual students are required to submit the findings of their research as either:
  • Two A3 boards
  • A written report
  • A 5 minute video
In each case the submission must cover all of the aspects of the ‘things to consider’ and ‘things to investigate’ questions posed in the brief 
 
2024 Schools Brief C Year 12
Individual students are required to submit the findings of their research as either:
  • Three A3 boards
  • A written report
In each case the submission must cover all of the aspects of the ‘things to consider’ and ‘things to investigate’ questions posed in the brief 
 

 

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