Bioplastics project
This is the TAS archive containing materials for use in class / as part of the bioplastics project. For some general newspaper articles on plastics in the environment try The Guardian website (no paywall) and put "plastics" in the search bar. For more information about commercially available bioplastics, look at the learning centre on the Green Dot web site.
Notes about the chemistry that is introduced in class together with a vocabulary list with pronunciation (phonetic alphabet).
| 01_tas_workbook_chemistry_of_polymers.pdf |
A file containing a very brief summary of some aspects of the development of plastics
| 02_tas_bioplastics_and_polymers_part_2.pdf |
Recipes that are used in class (these have all been tested)
| tas_lab_bioplastic_recipes_modified.pdf |
An article about microplastics
| 05_tas_how_your_clothes_are_poisoning_our_oceans_and_food_supply.pdf |
An article about some of the chemistry behind biodegradeable plastics. Just bear in mind the last sentence: “What’s better
than a plastic fork? A metal fork. If you reuse things, you are not throwing them away.”
than a plastic fork? A metal fork. If you reuse things, you are not throwing them away.”
| 06_chemmatters-april2010-bioplastics_plastics_go_green.pdf |
A fact file infographic about plastic production in the world and in Europe
| 07_final_plastics_the_facts_2014_2015_260215.pdf |
Template for presentations in class
| plastics_template.pptx |
Disclaimer: I have no commercial connections to any of the sources cited.