Theatre of Science

Theatre of Science, UK

Why do baby bottles say 'BPA Free?'. Can plastic actually be good for the environment?! What REALLY happens to your recycling? The answers and more in this interactive science lesson. To join in you'll need:

A couple of cubes of grated chocolate
Four tablespoons
One teaspoon
Mug of just-boiled water
Tea towel
Chopping board or plate
Knob of butter

You may also want to gather a variety of plastic items - in the UK we have triangles on our plastics with the numbers one to seven in them. Can you find them all in your house?! Can you find anything that says 'BPA Free'?

Links:

Practical Action's amazing activity book - make bunting from plastic bags, all the way up to learning about hydrocarbons (I used the pupil's sheets).

https://practicalaction.org/schools/plastics-challenge/

The INCREDIBLY MISLEADING info booklet from Plastics Europe - I'd only use this with older kids who understand the information is designed to mislead. You could read the story and spot all the ways it's trying to make plastics sound appealing (language, the fact a fairy and a princess both love plastic etc), and try and come up with alternatives to the plastics items the king is missing. 

https://www.plasticseurope.org/application/files/5515/1310/6753/kuno-students-book.pdf

And the obligatory link to my Patreon page for people who would like to support me in carrying these on after lockdown: 

https://www.patreon.com/theatreofscience

Thank you!

Why do baby bottles say 'BPA Free?'. Can plastic actually be good for the environment?! What REALLY happens to your recycling? The answers and more in this interactive science lesson. To join in you'll need:

A couple of cubes of grated chocolate
Four tablespoons
One teaspoon
Mug of just-boiled water
Tea towel
Chopping board or plate
Knob of butter

You may also want to gather a variety of plastic items - in the UK we have triangles on our plastics with the numbers one to seven in them. Can you find them all in your house?! Can you find anything that says 'BPA Free'?

Links:

Practical Action's amazing activity book - make bunting from plastic bags, all the way up to learning about hydrocarbons (I used the pupil's sheets).

https://practicalaction.org/schools/plastics-challenge/

The INCREDIBLY MISLEADING info booklet from Plastics Europe - I'd only use this with older kids who understand the information is designed to mislead. You could read the story and spot all the ways it's trying to make plastics sound appealing (language, the fact a fairy and a princess both love plastic etc), and try and come up with alternatives to the plastics items the king is missing.

https://www.plasticseurope.org/application/files/5515/1310/6753/kuno-students-book.pdf

And the obligatory link to my Patreon page for people who would like to support me in carrying these on after lockdown:

https://www.patreon.com/theatreofscience

Thank you!

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Interactive Science Lesson: Plastic

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