Short term lesson plan

Pollution and the environment.

A plastic problem
English plus grade 8 for Kazakhstan by Ben Wetz. Oxford, 2018.
 Aims

To understand how plastic pollution is affecting our

environment.

To know what to do to help.

What is pollution?
Pollution is when chemicals,
gases, smoke or other harmful
materials get into the
environment and damage it.
Pollution is a side effect of
modern-day life.
What is plastic pollution?
 Plastic pollution happens
when people throw away
plastic, and it goes into the
oceans, rivers, beaches, and
the countryside.
 What Is Good about Plastic?

It keeps things It keeps things It can be shaped into It can even

airtight, which watertight, so lots of different things look pretty!
is great for nothing leaks from chairs to cars and
keeping food out. pens to carpet tiles.
fresh.

Can you think of any other good things about plastic?

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The Environment

Look at these picture.

How do they make you feel?
 Problems with Plastic

Plastic is harmful to all living things.

The way plastic is made releases harmful gases into the air.

Plastic is usually buried in huge landfill sites. It lasts for a very

long time. It can not decompose like vegetables, fruit or meat.

Plastic in our oceans is dangerous to a wide range of sea life. Animals get confused and eat
plastic because they think it is food. They get trapped in litter and are hurt or even die.
How Can We Describe Plastic Pollution?
damaging

destroying

harmful

littering

messy

spoiling

ugly

unhealthy

upsetting

worrying
How Can People Help Stop Plastic Pollution?
What Can People Use Instead of Plastic?

cardboard
eco-friendly
fabric
glass
metal
paper
reusable
recyclable
Make Your Choice
Look at these two pictures. Which do you think is the right thing to
use, to help the environment?

Instead of using lots of water bottles and throwing them away, buy a
reusable water bottle. It is cheaper too!
Make Your Choice
Look at these two pictures. Which do you think is the right bag to use,
to help the environment?

Instead of using thin plastic carrier bags and throwing them away, buy a bag
for life and keep using it. It’s cheaper too!
Make Your Choice
Look at these two pictures. Which do you think is the right thing to
use, to help the environment?

Instead of throwing plastic away, recycle it in the proper places.

 You Can Make a Difference

We can all help to clean up the planet, by making small changes.

Make sure all of the plastic you use at home is

recycled.

Reuse drinks bottles and food containers.

Use non-plastic reusable bags.

Avoid littering and use bins, especially recycling bins.

Take part in litter picks.

Review

Design a poster to explain the

problems that plastics are causing
to the environment.
Poster rubric

Poor (1) Satisfactory (2) Good (3) Excellent (4)

Organization The information is very Some information is Most of the information is All of the information is
disorganized, making presented in an order that presented in an order that presented in an order that
understanding difficult. makes understanding easy. makes understanding easy. makes understanding easy.

Subject Knowledge Poster does not demonstrate Poster demonstrates minimal Poster demonstrates Poster demonstrates more
enough understanding of understanding of topic. satisfactory knowledge. knowledge than required and
topic. Displays few facts with no Some explanations given, explains all topics with
explanations or details. but needs more details. details.

Graphics Graphics are not included or Minimal use of graphics to Good use of graphics to Excellent use of graphics to
do not relate to the topics. improve understanding. improve understanding. improve understanding.

Grammar, Spelling & There are five or more There are 4 spelling and/or There are 2 or 3 spelling There are 0-1 spelling or
Punctuation spelling and/or grammar grammar errors. and/or grammar errors. grammar errors.
errors.
 Reflexion
Six thinking hats
 White: What have you leant today?
 Black: What were the weaknesses of your work?
 Red: How do you feel about your work today?
 Blue: How much progress have you made in this
lesson? (Now I can, I still need to work on, I've
improved in, Today I learnt... )
 Yellow: What did you like about today's lesson?
 Green: How can you use today's learning in
different subjects?