Overview
For Educators
The following learning modules provide an opportunity for educators to explore key themes and concepts connected with plastic use and how to eliminate plastic in our daily lives. Each module contains an infographic, video and lesson plan designed to dive deeper into a plastic issue and move towards taking action.
Lesson Description
Students will learn about the seven types of plastic, examine the types of plastics they use in their classroom or at home and conduct an audit, and assess the different types of plastic they use and make a plan to reduce their plastic use.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | K-12 (can be adapted for all grade levels) |
| Lesson Time: | 60 minutes (can be adapted for longer or shorter periods) |
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Lesson Description
Students will be introduced to the term “hidden plastics,” and will participate in an activity that analyzes everyday items which could potentially contain these materials. Students will watch the Hidden Plastics video and explore the associated infographic from the 10,000 Changes website to learn more.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | Grades 3-7 (can be modified to suit older grades) |
| Lesson Time: | 2 class periods or approximately 60 minutes |
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Lesson Description
Students will discuss what they eat, where their food comes from, and how that food is transported from the source to their homes.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | Grades 3-9 (Can be adapted for all grades) |
| Lesson Time: | 75 minutes |
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Lesson Description
Students will brainstorm ways to make members in their school and community aware of the amount of waste they produce.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | Grades 3-8 (can be adapted for higher grade levels) |
| Lesson Time: | 2 class periods (approximately 60-75 minutes in length) |
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Lesson Description
Students will conduct a lunchtime trash survey to learn more about the amount of trash one person can generate during a single meal.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | Grades 3-8 (Can be modified for older grades) |
| Lesson Time: | 60 minutes |
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Learn how you can have an impact and contribute to the future of our planet through making small changes to every day activities.
Lesson Description
Students will be introduced to “The New 3R’s” of the 10,000 Changes program. Students will think about ways to refuse, replace and reimagine plastic use in their lives. The class will discuss the benefits of the new 3R’s.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | Grades 3-8 (Can be modified for older and younger grades) |
| Lesson Time: | 60 minutes |
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Learn how you can have an impact and contribute to the future of our planet through making small changes to every day activities.
Lesson Description
Students will be given cards with pictures of different natural objects and asked to arrange them to show the circle of life. Students will then be given cards that show the process of machine-made objects and asked to create a circle as well. Since machine-made objects do not follow a circular process, there will be a discussion about how this is a linear process instead.
| Topics: | Geography / Social Studies |
| Grade Level: | Grades 4-8 (Can be modified for older and younger grades) |
| Lesson Time: | 2 class periods (approximately 60-75 minutes in length) |
