Plastic soup_introduction

Plastic soup project

Introduction

Learning aims:

- I know what is meant with ‘the plastic soup’.

- I am able to name some facts about ‘the plastic soup’.

- I am (more) aware of the problem of ‘the plastic soup’.

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What is the plastic soup?

1. Food that is created of unnatural things
2. A big bowl of unnecessary food
3. The loads of plastic floating in the sea
4. The amount of plastic we eat without knowing

Which of these statements is NOT true

1. Only 9% of plastic ever produced has been recycled
2. 2 million plastic bags are used every minute worldwide
3. There is an island of plastic 3x the size of France in the ocean
4. 50% of beach litter worldwide is plastic

D - It's not 50%, it is even more...73%.

C - it's the largest plastic island, it's in the Great Pacific (between Hawaii and California)

So, what's the problem?

Why do you think they presented the plastic soup as they did in the video?

Learning aims:

- I know what is meant with ‘the plastic soup’.

- I am able to name some facts about ‘the plastic soup’.

- I am (more) aware of the problem of ‘the plastic soup’.

00:22

'the equivalent of a garbage truck is dumped in the sea every minute'

What does 'equivalent' mean?

1. gelijk aan
2. ongeveer
3. minder dan
4. meer dan

01:03

How many whale and dolphin spieces are affected by the (micro)plastic in the sea?

1. 30%
2. 40%
3. 50%
4. 60%

01:21

Where else is microplastic found in?

03:16

Name an example of reducing plastic you noticed in the past few years.

04:24

What is the final message of this video?