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What is the Best Type of Plastic for a Pipe?
Lesson6 of 10 in this unit
PrimaryYear 5 - 6TechnologyDesign and TechnologiesEconomicDesign ThinkingIndustry, Innovation and InfrastructureTechnology
Lesson Summary
Students explore how the characteristics and properties of different types of plastics affect their use when producing designed solutions. This lesson includes the opportunity to make and play with slime as a way to explain plastic polymers.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand that there are many different types of plastic
- critically compare and contrast the useability of different types of plastics in the design of pipes.
Success criteria
Students can:
- explain the differences in properties and characteristics of different plastics
- use a Venn diagram to visually compare the features of plastic pipes.
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