Visy Education - What Is Plastic?

SecondaryYear 7 - 8ScienceChemistryEnvironmentalRecyclingSustainability

Lesson Summary

Students will explore different types of plastic, comparing the physical and chemical properties of these plastics, and recognising how these different properties affect their recyclability.

Learning intentions

Students will:

compare the physical and chemical properties of different types of plastic.

Success criteria

Students can:

identify different types of plastic based on their properties
explain why plastic needs to be separated into different types to be able to be recycled.

Lesson Guides and Printables

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Lesson Details

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Visy Education - What Is Plastic?

Lesson Summary

Learning intentions

Success criteria

Lesson Guides and Printables

Lesson Details

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Resources Required

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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