by msander | Nov 26, 2019 | All Science Teachers
An 18-year-old Irish wunderkind has won the 2019 Google Science Fair grand prize for creating a method to remove microplastics from the ocean. Source: Irish Teenager Wins Google Science Award for Removing Microplastics From Oceans – EcoWatch
by msander | Sep 17, 2019 | All Science Teachers
Visualising the world’s addiction to plastic bottles. Around the world, almost 1 million plastic bottles are purchased every minute. Click on the source below to see the visualization. Source: Drowning in plastic Thanks for sharing...
by msander | Jun 10, 2019 | All Science Teachers
The approach is a response to growing anxiety about plastic pollution and is also an acknowledgment that household recycling has not kept pace with the rapid spread of cheap consumer packaging discarded after a single use Source: Ottawa moves to ban single-use...
by msander | Jun 14, 2018 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Once a completely natural product, much of today’s plastic is man-made and largely dependent upon fossil fuels. From polymers to nurdles, learn how plastic is created and what we can do to slow the lasting repercussions this material will have on both our planet...
by msander | Apr 22, 2018 | All Science Teachers
This site describes an impressive large scale attempt to clean up the plastics accumulating in the Pacific. The process is a passive ocean cleanup system, utilizing the ocean currents to their advantage. Read more about our drifting systems here. Source: The Ocean...
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