Cradle to Cradle | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The book that is not a tree - This is made from a nontoxic polymer. It feels smooth and heavy, and it is beautiful. It can be reused again to make similar products.

Computers - These are end products with components that cannot easily be extracted from each other to be reused.

Carpet - This composite product can be toxic as it can off-gas chemicals, and it also is impossible to reuse or recycle the material.

Early English Textile Factories - These are a good example of how the Industrial Revolution goes wrong....
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