Consumers and Cellphones
Completion requirements
Consumers and Cellphones (10 marks)
What impact does consumer demand have on obsolete cellphones and the manufacture of new smart phones?
- Use the research notes in your Notebook to complete your assignment.
- Create an illustration of the journey of your cellphone from manufacture to purchase to disposal. Â
- Annotate each step in the journey with statements about the possible environmental impacts.
- Your illustration should reflect consideration of the impacts on resources, the land, the environment, and the community.
- Use the cellphone as an example to create a conclusion to this question for inquiry: In what ways does a global economic activity impact the relationship with the environment?
Scoring Criteria: Consumers and Cellphones
 | Underdeveloped (1) | Competent (3) | Well-Developed (5) |
Illustration of the Journey | Illustration lacks understanding of the impacts of this consumer activity. | Illustration reflects most of the common understanding of the impacts of this consumer activity. | Illustration reflects thoughtful and creative understanding of the impacts of this consumer activity. |
Underdeveloped (1) | Competent (3) | Well-Developed (5) | |
Analysis of the Impact | Limited steps presented about the manufacture, purchase, and disposal. | Sufficient steps presented about the manufacture, purchase, and disposal. | Detailed steps presented about the manufacture, purchase, and disposal. |