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The Life Cycle of Plastic: A Global Environmental Challenge

Students explore how plastic is extracted, manufactured, distributed, used, and discarded.

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Students explore how plastic is extracted, manufactured, distributed, used, and discarded. Informational text, reflection prompts, a plastic bottle case study, and environmental impact content support classroom discussion and written responses.

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What you’ll teach

Clear goals. Useful learning.

  • Students will identify the major stages in the life cycle of plastic.
  • Students will explain how raw materials become plastic products.
  • Students will describe possible end-of-life pathways for plastic.
  • Students will analyze the environmental impact of plastic waste.