The Importance of Reducing Single-Use Plastics The worksheet consists of an information text. Based on this text, there are various exercises such as matching tasks, multiple-choice questions, open questions and true-false questions. You receive the material and solutions in PDF format for easy printing and in docx format for individual customization.

In May 2021 the Minderoo Foundation published a ground-breaking report into the problem of single-use plastics. They discovered that a mere twenty global companies were responsible for over fifty percent of the non-recyclable plastic in our world. The report created the first ‘Plastic Waste Makers Index’. This lesson is based on this report, simplifying complex terminology so that students can understand the shocking detail and the contribution of single-use plastic to the climate crisis, which is predicted to grow even further in the coming years. Activities to engage students are interspersed throughout the 39 slide Powerpoint and the final activity is a letter to government to persuade policy-makers to legislate to curb the prolific production of this noxious product. There is a suggested letter structure and a reminder about persuasive language techniques.

I made this poster as my school are trying to end single use plastic. It might be useful, or just an idea and you can adapt.

War on Plastic Documentary Question and answer worksheet to accompany BBC documentary series War on Plastic - episode 1. Designed for use with a year 9 group studying plastic pollution. A teacher answer sheet is provided and there is an optional extension exam task. Can also be used as a stand alone homework task. Topics include: Pollution Single-use plastic Plastic pollution - impacts on developing country Activism and action for change

A lesson that teaches pupils about the impacts of single use plastic upon ocean turtles. It is simple, yet effective. It uses a story of a turtle that can be read together. Pupils then deliver a speech (using the provided scaffolded/structured sheet) which enables them to develop oral skills too.

Powerpoint presentation that shows how long every day plastic items take to decompose. There is a strong focus on educating people about single use plastic, especially straws and plastic bags. Originally created for an Indonesian and tourist market, the last slide can be used to learn how to say NO to plastic.

Active reading sheets get pupils to read the information several times and analyse it in different ways. Pupil read the sheet then re-read it to add titles to paragraphs, then re-read it to find the negatives, then re-read to find the positives, then re-read to find business strategies. A useful way to put across a lot of information without copying and with the knowledge that it will be read. Comments welcomed

This is a stand alone lesson, or can be used as part of a SOW on oceans or sustainability. It covers: An introduction into what plastic is. True or false for surprising facts. A card sort to show a time line of how single use plastic ends up in the oceans. The impacts of plastic in the Oceans. Extended writing: persuasive piece. Full power point and resources ready to pick up and teach.

AQA plastic waste, crude oil, ppt and activities

Need some more time to start the school year? Have you just been assigned to teach a new class. Are you a new teacher? Let me write your syllabus for you. This is my syllabus to start the year. It describes expectations, resources, contact information, and topics to be studied. Also, it includes a welcome back video. Students usually read my syllabus and then reply to a set of questions (designed using a Google Form). Since it is suited for me, I would be a happy to send you an editable copy so you can suit it to your needs. Your students and their parents will be impressed. Check out some of the creative endeavors coming out of my classroom on Twitter @tlc34e or on my website: www.tlc34e.webs.com.

This practical offers a fun way of measuring the rate of photosynthesis, using a green alga immobilised in alginate beads. The beads are placed in a Hydrogencarbonate indicator, which changes colour with pH. As the alga respire and photosynthesise, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the indicator solution changes, with very visible results. These ‘algal balls’ make it easy to standardise the amount of photosynthetic tissue in any investigation, allowing students to compare a number of factors.

In this resource, students carry out a ‘cauliflower cloning’ and tissue culture practical to investigate totipotency in plants. The practical is placed in the context of a STEM careers case study, to give students a broader understanding of the underlying science.

This guide contains color and light activities using lenses, prisms and mirrors to create telescopes, periscopes, microscopes and kaleidoscopes. Other activities include finding focal length and understanding reflection, refraction and diffraction. Activities are marked by age level.

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This is a project I was inspired to create after reading about the work of different acrylic jewellery designers in a DATA magazine article. It’s a great project to run if you have a laser cutter or just hand tools available to cut the acrylic and I find it very useful to use up any offcuts and small pieces of acrylic that may have left in departments. I have used with both key stage 3 and key stage 4 and normally restrict them to only using material from the acrylic offcuts bin. The booklet sets out the brief with space for designing, prototyping in card, and documenting the make before presenting their final solution, finished item and an evaluation. With key stage 4 I find it useful to introduce them to a wide range of issues and details about working in plastics and students have always surprised me with creative work. Essential equipment for me to run this project would be: hand tools, Tensol cement to join the layers of acrylic and a few craft items such as pin badge backings, cufflink blanks, or earing posts that can be attached to the item to ensure a fully working and finished solution, I have found these online easily and in craft stores. This can be run over a series of 5/6 lessons or in a single day if you are running an activity of timetable perhaps.

An inspiring read for individuals and organizations who recognize the value of sport in today's society. This book elaborates on current concepts applicable to the lifestyles of children across the nation. Both the information and suggested games contained therein can be applicable in schools and sport organizations.

A resource for teachers to explore issues around consumption and sustainable lifestyles. This booklet contains activities, statistics and information to explore the relationship between climate change and sustainability, the impact of single use plastics and the impact of our lifestyles of the lives of others around the world.

This scheme of study provides a lesson by lesson plan based on Art using found and recyclable materials. The scheme is cross referenced with thinking skills, risk assessment and differentiation. The scheme can be used in conjunction with other support materials available from Mael Matthews through TES.

A graphic-products (paper and card) assignment, suitable for GCSE + Plastic straws (which are single-use items) become a large problem for the environment after they are thrown away. The USA alone uses over 390 million plastic straws each day (Source: New York Times), and most of those end up either in landfills or polluting the environment. Plastic straws create a huge problem when they are improperly disposed. When a plastic straw enters the environment, it can get carried by the wind and rain into bodies of water (like rivers), and eventually enter the ocean. Wheat straws would be a popular alternative to plastic straws. Length:200mm or customized Diameter:3-5mm Design packaging which can hold 100 straws. Each package should must clearly present • the logo and name of the brand, Hay-stix in a suitable style or font • The words “biodegradable” “100% organic” “100X Wheat straws” on the front cover • The logo on the front and sides of the box • A pictogram on the rear of the box showing the four steps involved in manufacturing the straws. • A barcode on the rear of the box, and a country of origin label, and a short recipe for a mocktail. • The packaging must have a suitable window to display the product inside.

These simple revision mats can be printed A3 with a single sheet forming a revision activity for an entire topic. With free suggested answers typed and handwritten onto completed sheets. These files are PowerPoints which you can tweak for your classroom if desired (but please do not re-distribute). Non-editable PDF files available separately at a discount. These printable A3 mats cover unit 10 - Resources and sustainable development Mat 1 Using the Earth’s resources Finite and renewable resources Recycling Sustainable development Natural resources Synthetic products Using and preserving resources Mat 2 Potable water UK water supply Distillation and pure water Desalination Mat 3 Waste water treatment Sewage treatment processes Septic tanks Factors contributing to waste water Mat 4 Alternative methods of extracting metals Phytomining Bioleaching Corrosion and rusting Mat 5 Life cycle assessment of plastic bags versus paper bags Mat 6 Reduce, reuse, recycle Raw materials Ceramics Glass Steelmaking and using scrap iron Mat 7 Polymers, composites and alloys Thermosoftening vs. thermosetting Alloys and their uses Mat 8 Haber process Rate vs. yield and compromises. NPK fertilisers and salts in NPK fertiliser manufacture.

A school assembly aimed at KS3 to KS5 students about the perennial and ever present dilemma of environmental damage due to resource depletion and use of single use plastics etc. This assembly focuses on potential solutions to our continuous degradation of the planet, and what market forces can be put to work to curb these harmful effects. The Powerpoint presentation is accompanied by supplementary notes, with the aim of giving the teacher responsible for delivering this assembly a concise but hopefully effective explanation of the key concepts in this assembly. Please click read only when prompted in order to access both documents. The format of both documents has been designed to hopefully to be dyslexia friendly.