What is Your Plastic Consumption Footprint?

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this activity, learners will:
  • Identify different types of plastics, their chemical compositions and recyclability
  • Develop an awareness of their plastic consumption lifestyle and how much plastic waste can be attributed to their current lifestyle
  • Understand how behaviour change can create a positive impact on reducing plastic waste in our communities and around the world

Curriculum Connections

AB Science Curriculum Gr. 9-10
ON Science Curriculum Gr. 9-10

Length of Activity

  • 45 - 60 minutes of class instruction
  • 15 - 20 minutes of a weekly student assignment over the course of semester

Materials List

  • Internet-enabled device
  • Topic backgrounder
  • Eco 360 notebook (we recommend asking learners to maintain a notebook for this program to write down reflections as they go through the program)
  • My Waste Footprint Monitoring Worksheet

Online Lesson Format