Students will simulate and examine the manufacturing process of a plastic water bottle and explain how using fewer plastic bottles equals saving Earth's natural resources.
The Energy Coalition will send you salt, popsicle sticks, latex gloves, food coloring, and paper plates to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students will learn the necessary steps to mass-produce water bottles and the environmental impact of their production. Students will understand the step-by-step process of making a water bottle and how it requires many natural and human-made resources.
Suggested Teaching Time: 55 minutes
NGSS Standards: 4-ESS3-1., 5-PS1-4., 5-ESS3-1.
Students will simulate and examine the manufacturing process of a plastic water bottle and explain how using fewer plastic bottles equals saving Earth's natural resources.
The Energy Coalition will send you salt, popsicle sticks, latex gloves, food coloring, and paper plates to bring this lesson to life.
Lesson Objective: Students will learn the necessary steps to mass-produce water bottles and the environmental impact of their production. Students will understand the step-by-step process of making a water bottle and how it requires many natural and human-made resources.
Suggested Teaching Time: 55 minutes
NGSS Standards: 4-ESS3-1., 5-PS1-4., 5-ESS3-1.
