Plastic Planet Quiz
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Provided by: EARTHDAY.ORG|Published on: January 30, 2024
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Synopsis
- This interactive quiz gauges your understanding of plastic waste accumulation worldwide, how it damages the environment and biodiversity, and how various governments are reducing plastic waste within their jurisdiction.
- Students will answer nine multiple-choice questions and receive feedback, explanations, and information on global plastic waste.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
Authors: EARTHDAY.ORG
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- The quiz is easy to navigate, and students can complete it within a class period.
- The quiz challenges students to think about recycling in a more nuanced way.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to have an intermediate knowledge of mountain ranges and their ecological importance.
- It may be helpful if students already know about plastic waste in our oceans.
Differentiation
- This resource pairs well with the Plastic Pollution Quiz.
- Students can investigate how various environmental organizations have fought to reduce plastic waste and local efforts to reduce plastic use or pollution.
- This quiz can support a lesson on the impact of plastic waste on aquatic life and how these animals have adapted to changes in the ocean's composition.
- Teachers can use the source articles linked in the explanations for the answers to create a lesson about plastic waste and then use the quiz as an assessment.
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EARTHDAY.ORG
EARTHDAY.ORG’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, EARTHDAY.ORG is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet.
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