Sustainable Upcycling: Plastic to 3D Printer Filament

Students explore how PET plastic can be chemically upcycled into 3D printer filament.

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Students explore how PET plastic can be chemically upcycled into 3D printer filament. The resource includes background information, vocabulary, lifecycle mapping, guided inquiry questions, material comparisons, and checks for understanding.

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Students will explain how PET plastic is chemically transformed into 3D printer filament.
Students will define key terms related to polymers, degradation, and filament extrusion.
Students will sequence the stages of converting plastic waste into filament.
Students will evaluate environmental benefits of chemical upcycling compared with standard recycling.

Sustainable Upcycling: Plastic to 3D Printer Filament

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