Solving Environmental Problems through Engineering

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.04.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale and School Demographics
  3. Content Objectives
  4. Content Background
  5. Teaching Strategies
  6. Classroom Activities
  7. Appendix: Implementing District Standards
  8. Teacher Resources
  9. Bibliography
  10. Endnotes

Confronting the Plastic Wasteland through Engineering

Taissa Leann Lau

Published September 2020

Tools for this Unit:

Teacher Resources

https://plastics.americanchemistry.com/default.aspx

This site includes a lot of basic information on plastics.

https://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/lessonplans/

This website includes a lot of resources and lesson ideas regarding chemistry and materials. This could be most helpful when exploring the chemistry of polymers.

https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_what_really_happens_to_the_plastic_you_throw_away?language=en

This is the TED-Ed talk to introduce the life cycle of a plastic bottle. You will find other resources and lesson ideas in links contained in the content of this website that could also be used or provided as research resources for students.

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