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Using the calculator, students can think about pollution concretely.
The fields for students to fill out are enough to understand their impact but not enough to overwhelm students.
Additional Prerequisites
This calculator does list "cigarette butts" and "feminine products" as plastic items worth measuring.
It may help students to measure their usage of these products weeks before using this calculator.
Differentiation
This interactive calculator can fit within a larger unit on different types of pollution and their environmental impacts.
Teachers can help students write SMART goals to reduce their plastic usage, record their monthly usage, and then write an essay detailing their results.
Students can research policies or movements that would regulate plastic manufacturing effectively and eco-friendly.
To help students understand the importance of reducing plastic usage, they can research the impacts of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems.
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