Less packaging or more protection? Compare both requirements

Two paper package prototypes can make a trade-off visible. Measure or describe them against the same criteria, then explain why this small model comparison cannot establish a product's complete environmental impact.

A smaller package may use less card but protect the paper model less well.

One improvement may affect another criterion

Compare both designs using the same criteria. A claim about total environmental benefit would require evidence beyond this small paper-model test.

Agree on criteria. Compare each design. Explain a trade-off.

One criterion does not establish overall environmental impact.

What information is missing? Use a two-column comparison.

Resources

• Reflection Journal Template — Use the editable recording prompts for a short evidence-and-question record, alongside the checked topic source.

Further reading

• Australian Museum — insects in our gardens

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