"Plastics in the environment: a jigsaw learning activity" by Elaine Hampton

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Plastics in the environment: a jigsaw learning activity

Science Scope (2009)

Elaine Hampton, University of Texas at El Paso

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Abstract

In this lesson, a ready-to-teach cooperative reading activity, students learn about the effects of plastics in our environment, specifically that certain petrochemicals act as artificial estrogens and impact hormonal activities. Much of the content in this lesson was synthesized from recent medical research about the impact of xenoestrogens and spun off from a curriculum project sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Office.

Keywords

plastics,
health,
cooperative learning,
xenoestrogens

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction,
Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching and
Science and Mathematics Education

Publication Date

2009

Citation Information

Elaine Hampton. "Plastics in the environment: a jigsaw learning activity" Science Scope Vol. 32 Iss. 7 (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elaine_hampton/1/