♻️ Plastic Use Audit: Investigate Plastic Waste Around You!
Grade: 6th
🔍 Purpose
Explore the types and amounts of plastic waste in your classroom, home, or school. Learn how much plastic we use and think about ways to reduce it!
🌊 Helpful Link
Monterey Bay Aquarium Plastic Use Audit Activity
📝 Step 1: Learn About Plastic Pollution
Talk about why plastic waste is a problem and come up with questions your class wants to explore.
🔎 Step 2: Plan Your Investigation
As a class, decide what you will measure and how you will collect your plastic waste data.
📊 Step 3: Conduct the Plastic Audit
Collect and record the plastic waste over a chosen period.
📈 Step 4: Analyze Your Data
Look at what types and how much plastic you found.
💡 Step 5: Draw Conclusions
Discuss what your data means and how it answers your original question.
📢 Step 6: Create an Awareness Message
Make a message to share with your school or family about reducing plastic use.
🔄 Step 7: Follow-Up Audit
Do the audit again after some time and compare the results to see if things have improved.
✅ Step 8: Complete the SAP Google Form
Share what you did by filling out the Student Action Project form.