Plastic Bag Teaching Resource
INQUIRY LEARNING - Exploring plastic bag issues
INTRODUCTION
The KESAB / Zero Waste SA Program explores the issue of single use plastic shopping bags using an inquiry based, integrated approach. This resource provides a range of activities to develop student knowledge and skills throughout the program. We recommend that students work in groups to plan and implement their inquiry and to communicate and evaluate their learning. However teachers can modify the program and alternate between individual, group and whole class learning strategies.
PROGRAM OUTLINE
Learning activities are presented in the following sequence:
1. Tuning In
How many plastic shopping bags?
Advantages and disadvantages
Environmental impacts
Seal entanglement - Simulation
2. Preparing to Find Out
Government response
Identifying the issues
Research planning
3. Finding Out
Comparing alternative views
Group Research Projects
• Impacts on Wildlife
• Sustainable Futures
• Government Initiatives
• Public Opinion / Behaviour
• Alternatives
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4. Sorting Out
Group displays and presentations
Visual and oral representations
Life Cycle Analysis
5. Going Further
More about Plastics
Making your own polymers
Additional experiments
6. Making Connections
Related issues
Topics for further discussion or research
7. Ready for Action
What do you know?
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KEY COMPETENCIES(pdf)
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EARLY / PRIMARY YEARS ACTIVITY SHEETS (pdf):
• Plastic Bags - Australia's Least Wanted
• Plastic Bag Fashions
• A Day in the Life of a Plastic Bag
• Plastic Bag Re-think
• Plastic Bag Survey
• Plastic Bags on Land, Water & Air
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