Talk about plastic and the environment
04.06.2009
Have your pupils listen to the podcast "Revenge of the plastic bottle?" In the podcast, Owen talks about an accident he had involving a glass bottle - right after writing a story for Spot on about the evils of plastic. The questions below will help you to use Owen's story as a fun starting point for discussions about recycling and the environment.
- Do you prefer to use plastic or glass bottles? Why?
- Can you think of any creative ways to reuse items made of plastic?
- When we recycle plastic, what can it get turned into?
- Where was Owen when he dropped the bottle?
- Do you think people realize how important recycling is?
