History and Plastic

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

How can you reduce the use of platic in and around your house?

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History and basics of plastics

Program:

         - Picture / opening 

         - History 

         - Making plastics 

         - Looking ahead 

         - Closing 

LessonGoal: Understand how plastic is used today. 

Show the timescale of plastic

History of plastic 

Substitute for rare and expensive materials 

First form Bakalite 

Now plastic - Plastikos 

Meaning: To grow/To form 

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Making plastic 

Step 1: Raw materials 

Step 2: Cracking ethane and propane 

Step 3: Forming momomers 

Step 4: melted platic 

Step 5: plastic is forming when it cools 

Step 6: cut into small palets 

Step 7: Pallets are shipped 

Closing 

- Read chapter 2. 

- Think of 10 ways to reduce platic waste at or around your won home.