Verb Jam
Verb Jam
 

80

Billion New pieces of clothing

Globally, we now consume about 80 billion new pieces of clothing every year—400% more than we were consuming just two decades ago.


 

8%

Fashion accounts for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions

The apparel and footwear industries account for an estimated 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, and fashion is the third highest polluting industry in the world.

 
 

13kg

per person, per year

Globally, the average person consumes 13kg (29lbs) of textiles each year. Americans consume 37kg (81lbs) on average per year.

 

Discuss

  • What do you notice about the issues presented in the video?

  • What problematic clothing practices do you see in your community?

  • Why is “fast” fashion problematic?

  • What does it mean to create clothing that is sustainable?

  • What opportunities already exist that promote sustainable fashion?

  • What might be some challenges in making clothing sustainably?

 
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Collaborative Discussions

Resources and ideas to improve your lessons.

Teacher Tips

Team up

 
 
 
 
 
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FORMING GREAT TEAMS

Resources and ideas to help form collaborative student teams.

Teacher Tips

Choose a challenge

 
 

Design Challenge

Design and create a prototype of something to address the issue of fast fashion

Campaign Challenge

Create a fast fashion campaign to spread the message in your school or community

 

Research

Here are some suggested links to get you started