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101 – LESSON 1: Plastic 101 – Introduction to Ocean Plastics

102 – LESSON 2: What are Microplastics?

103 – LESSON 3: The Journey of Plastics to the Oceans

104 – LESSON 4: Why is Plastic Pollution a Problem?

105 – LESSON 5: Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics

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206 – LESSON 6: Ocean Plastics 201: A Deeper Dive

207 – LESSON 7: Moving to Action – Encouraging Behaviour Change

208 – LESSON 8: Taking Action, Creating A Plastics Recycling System

209 – LESSON 9: Using Policy to Make a Difference

210 – LESSON 10: Advocating for Change

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101 – LESSON 1: Plastic 101 – Introduction to Ocean Plastics

102 – LESSON 2: What are Microplastics?

103 – LESSON 3: The Journey of Plastics to the Oceans

104 – LESSON 4: Why is Plastic Pollution a Problem?

105 – LESSON 5: Creating a Circular Economy for Plastics

206 – 210 – LEVEL 2

206 – LESSON 6: Ocean Plastics 201: A Deeper Dive

207 – LESSON 7: Moving to Action – Encouraging Behaviour Change

208 – LESSON 8: Taking Action, Creating A Plastics Recycling System

209 – LESSON 9: Using Policy to Make a Difference

210 – LESSON 10: Advocating for Change

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101 – LESSON 1: Plastic 101 – Introduction to Ocean Plastics
Plastics 101: An introduction to plastics including how they are made and how to use resin identification codes to improve plastics sorting.
Learning Objectives
1. Learn about the origin and characteristics of plastic.
2. Learn how different types of plastic are classified by their resin code and how they are recycled.

Lesson Content

Introduction

What do you know about plastic?

Plastics 101

Learning Objectives

Activity 1

Video 1 – Plastic 101 – National Geographic (English)

What is the origin of plastic?

What are some of the environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction and use?

What are some more of the environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction and use?

What is Plastic?

All About Resin Identification Codes

1. Video: What is a Resin Code?

2. Video: What do the numbers on plastic mean?

3. Video: What Number of Plastics are Recyclable

4. A. Resin Identification Codes

5. B. Resin Identification Codes

6. C. Resin Identification Codes

Why are plastics used to make so many things?

How much plastic is disposed every year?

What happens to plastics in the environment?

Let’s reflect

Activity 2

Video: How Recycling Works

Want to Recycle? Then sort right!

Wish-cycling

Let’s Reflect

Why is it important to recycle correctly?

Video: Why China Stopped Buying U.S. Recycling

Activity 3a

Activity 3b

Who wants to share?

Did you meet the learning objectives of this class?

Lesson 1 Final Quiz

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