Case Study at a Glance
"Fantastic Plastic?" examines the effects of plastic waste on living organisms, as well as the role of governments and citizens in helping the environment.
The case study begins with students unpacking several guiding questions related to waste and plastic, then moves into an experimental phase, in which students use data to explore whether plastic is harmful to living things. Students collect plastic waste from home and school, then sort, analyze, classify, and compare this data to other plastic waste data collected from around the world.
The case study additionally asks students to examine the role of governments in making and enforcing laws to protect the environment, as well as how their own daily choices regarding plastic consumption either help or harm the environment.
The goal of “Fantastic Plastic?” is to bring awareness to how we interact with the environment and how our everyday choices—specifically related to the consumption of single use plastic—impact the collective, global environment. |
Author
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Taura McMeekin |
School
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Enfield Elementary |
Grade
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Third |
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