Living with Plastics

Table of Contents

Shown below is the table of contents for the teacher’s guide, which contains reproducible student pages.

Introduction

Module at a Glance

Guide to the Module

Activity 1: Evaluating Materials
Student Investigation: The Best Bottle

Activity 2: Materials Use Over Three Generations
Student Investigation: A Survey Over Three Generations

Activity 3: Properties of Plastic Polymers
Student Investigation: Plastic Polymers

Activity 4: Cross-Linking Polymers
Student Investigation: Creating Cross-Links

Activity 5: Modeling Polymers
Student Investigation: Making Models

Activity 6: Natural and Synthetic Polymers
Student Investigation: Polymer Properties

Activity 7: The Energy Cost of Making Polymers
Student Investigation: Who Put the Energy in My Bag?

Activity 8: Evaluating Plastic
Student Investigation: Plastic Fact or Fiction?

Appendix A: Materials
Appendix B: Background
Appendix C: Assessment
Appendix D: Glossary

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Module Overview

Table of Contents

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