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| Genre/Form: | Environmental education |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Kit |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Martin; Pat Armstrong; Jen Cole; Gould League of Victoria.; Hawthorn Institute of Education.; Plastics Industry Association (Australia) |
| OCLC Number: | 221508532 |
| Notes: | In 1 container ; 16 x 36 x 36 cm. Title from sample packets' labels. All texts have cover title. "Prepared by the Gould League in conjunction with the Hawthorn Institute of Education and the Plastics Industry Association"--P. 1, teachers guide. Authors : Senior texts, Peter Martin, Pat Armstrong; Primary texts, Jen Cole. Senior texts contain material "aimed at Year 9 level, but much of the unit can be successfully completed ... at Year 7 level"--P. 2, teachers guide. |
| Description: | 6 sample packets, 6 booklets (ill. ; 30 cm.), 2 leaflets, 3 sheets, 1 videocassette ((VHS) (5 min., 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.), 2 identical copies of 1 poster (blue & yellow ; 24 x 17 cm.), 1 bag LDPE resin pellets, 3 plastic bottles, 1 piece 'Everwood' (6 x 11 x 3 cm.), 1 piece plastic pipe (9 cm. diameter), 1 plastic shopping bag. |
| Contents: | SAMPLES. Set A. Test pieces -- Set B. Resin pellets --Set C. Syntal making -- Set D. PET recycling -- Set E. HDPE recycling -- Set F. Photodegradable six-pack rings -- BOOKLETS. Teachers guide (20 p.) -- Students guide (32 p.) -- Primary teachers guide (13 p.) --Primary student book (16 p.) -- Introducing plastics (19 p.) -- Plastics recycling register. 1992 ed. (31 p.) -- VIDEO. 10 million bottles get a second chance --POSTER. Recycling plastics -- LEAFLETS. ACI Petalite, committed to recycling -- A new era in PET recycling --SHEETS. Post-consumer vinyl recycling (double-sided) --PIA guide, Plastics recycling -- In PET recycling, there are only two things to look for (double-sided) --ITEMS. Bottles, 'Everwood', pipe & bag made from recycled plastic. |
Abstract:
Designed "so that children can become aware of the environmental desirability of recycling plastics, the amount of plastic discarded as garbage; and how they as individuals can contribute to a reduction in the amount of plastics discarded as garbage & an increase in the percentage of recycled plastics. Also teaches some of the chemistry of plastics & of plastics recycling."
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