OPEN YOUR EYES PLASTIC POLLUTION COALITION: OPEN YOUR EYES Pre-listeningMatch the words with their definitions1. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 1B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.2. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 2B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.3. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 3B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.4. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 4B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.5. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 5B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.6. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 6B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.7. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 7B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.8. Plastic wrapPlastic to-go containersLandfillSustainableEndocrine systemAllianceTackle the issueBPA - 8B. Thin, transparent, plastic material, used for wrapping food to keep it fresh.Tupperware (trademark)A site in which waste materials are buried under the ground.h. Something which causes minimal long-term effect on the environment.glands of an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory systema group who have agreed to work together deal with the problembisphenol A, a substance which is included in many plastic products.Para poder ver todo el contenido necesita JavaScript habilitado. VIdeoWatch the video and answer the questions below. Questions How much plastic is thrown away in the US every day? _____________ What happens to plastic after you use it? Most of it goes into _________________ a portion gets into ____________ and eventually _______ _________ into _____ _____________ Why isn’t recycling a sustainable solution? ___________________ Consumption of____________ ________________ has spiraled out of control. What is the number-one thing plastic is made of? _________________ How much of it is it used in the US every year in order to make plastic water bottles?__________ What effect does plastic have in human health? ____________________ How can you improve the health of the ocean and the environment around us including human health and animal health? ____________________ What is Plastic Pollution Coalition? ____________________ How can you help eliminate plastic pollution? • Bring__________ _________ with you.• ____________ plastic when it is offered.• Remember to say “No ___________ please”. EXTENSIONWatch the following TED talk and answer the questions below. 1. Why was Dianna Cohen happy at first when she saw that the plastic pieces in their art works broke up into smaller little bits? 2. What did she learn about in the last few years? 3. What did she realize when she talked to people who had been studying the plastic problem in the marine environment? 4. What percentage of the garbage found in the ocean is plastic? 5. What is it done with plastic bottles in the US? 6. What is down-cycling Worksheet for the students. Worksheet for the teacher.