Positives

• There is an excellent video titled "A Brief History of Plastics" showing how plastics were used during and after WWII.
• The videos use sign language and descriptive narration to make them more accessible.

Additional Prerequisites

• You can click on "Explore Module 1" to preview the course.
• Teachers must register to gain access to the rest of the modules.

Differentiation

• This resource could supplement a chemistry lesson about inorganic vs. organic materials.
• This resource could enhance a classroom discussion on the economic incentives that lead to widespread plastic use around the world.
• This resource could augment a multi-day lesson on industrialization, its impacts on the environment, and how industrialization continues to shape our world today.
• This resource could support a classroom discussion on how governments could incentivize private companies to decrease their production of single-use plastic.