Plastic

Lead-in

  • How do you think the world be like without plastic?
  • What’s your favorite thing made out of plastic?
  • What do you do to avoid using plastic? 
  • Are paper straws better than plastic ones? Why or why not?
  • Do you think certain plastics are worse than others? Why?
  • What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘plastic’?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • What happens to plastic when it ends up in the ocean? 

Top Down

  • What can we do to solve this problem? Watch the video and find out.
  • Rethink the entire system
  • Avoid throwing plastic in the trash
  • Stop using plastics
  • Fix the Dead Zones by worrying about soil health
  • Stop swimming in the ocean
  • Plant less trees around the city
  • Rethink the entire system
  • Avoid throwing plastic in the trash
  • Stop using plastics
  • Fix the Dead Zones by worrying about soil health
  • Stop swimming in the ocean
  • Plant less trees around the city

Bottom Up

  • True or False

Example: They try to improve organic matter. > True

  1. Eight tons of plastic enter the sea every year.
  2. Anyone can make and sell plastic.
  3. There’s basically one form of marine pollution.
  4. There are dead zones in almost 4 hundred locations around the globe.
  5. For water quality, it’s important to focus on soil health.
  1. Eight tons of plastic enter the sea every year. True
  2. Anyone can make and sell plastic. True
  3. There’s basically one form of marine pollution. False
  4. There are dead zones in almost 4 hundred locations around the globe. False
  5. For water quality, it’s important to focus on soil health. True

Post

  • How do you recycle things at home?
  • What are some examples of plastic objects that can be easily recycled or reused?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • Do you think we’ll find an environmentally friendly alternative to
    plastic? Why or why not?
  • How is plastic made?

Top Down

  • According to the video, what are some of plastics’ characteristics? Watch it and find out.
  • It’s more hygienic than paper
  • Versatility
  • They don’t decompose
  • It’s cheap, lightweight and strong
  • They break down into micro pieces
  • It’s easy to recycle
  • It’s more hygienic than paper
  • Versatility
  • They don’t decompose
  • It’s cheap, lightweight and strong
  • They break down into micro pieces
  • It’s easy to recycle

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: Plastic is an important and necessary part of our ____. > Plastic is an important and necessary part of our future.

  1. We learned about the ____ of plastic and started to use it for a variety of products, including paper ____, spacecraft and everything in between.
  2. As they move up the food ____, eventually end up in our bodies.
  3. But the ____ date of products will now be ____ and our food will be more ____ to contamination.
  4. It’s the way we manage the ____ that needs to change. Plastic is used excessively and unnecessarily in ____ products.
  5. Until then, stop buying single-use plastics and ____ plastic if possible, and ____ your waste.
  1. We learned about the versatility of plastic and started to use it for a variety of products, including paper clips, spacecraft and everything in between.
  2. As they move up the food chain, eventually end up in our bodies.
  3. But the expiration date of products will now be short and our food will be more susceptible to contamination.
  4. It’s the way we manage the waste that needs to change. Plastic is used excessively and unnecessarily in single-use products.
  5. Until then, stop buying single-use plastics and reuse plastic if possible, and separate your waste.

Post

  • Do you agree that the problem isn’t about plastic but about the way we use it? Why or why not?
  • Talk about the world without plastic as shown in the video.
  • Do you think the use of plastic is worth the damage it causes? Why or why not?