Teachers' Domain presents this video as part of a series on advanced technological education. This video illustrates the basics of the plastics industry. The clip teaches the physical properties of plastics, including examples of common plastics. It also includes an animation depicting how monomers join to form polymers, which plastics are made up of. The video goes on to show how polymers and resins are produced. The video may be viewed online or downloaded. To download the clip, users must create a free login for Teachers' Domain. Running time for this QuickTime video is 2:36. Educators will also find a background essay, discussion questions, and standards alignment for the material.
Type of Material:
Presentation
Recommended Uses:
This material can be used to support CTE that deals with plastics, an environmental education class, or any STEM course.
in-class, homework, individual,self-paced
Technical Requirements:
Browser and/or Video Viewer
Identify Major Learning Goals:
This video segment teaches the basics of the plastics industry and meets various Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
User will gain introductory knowledge of the plastics industry, properties of plastics, and examples of common plastics.
Target Student Population:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None
Content Quality
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Strengths:
Introduces viewer to basics of plastic polymers and how these generate common plastics used today. The site shows alignment to Florida State Standards, National Benchmark for Science Literacy, and Next Generation Science Standards. It contains many different activities, support materials, and is part of a larger collection of materials.
Concerns:
None
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Introductory background text provides insight into basics of polymers and how these are used to create products, in this case plastics. There are also guided discussion questions to help the instructor/viewer.
This material can be used to support many different learning levels.
Concerns:
None
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
This material can be viewed online, used with Google Classroom, shared across social media platforms, or downloaded.
Site is easy to navigate. Video includes access to closed captioning. Viewer can easily stop, pause, rewind, fast forward, and adjust volume as desired.
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