eTwinning Project 2018-2019

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Links for our flipped classroom

LET’S TALK ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

- Introducing the problem: how plastic travel around the oceans

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/plastic-pollution-in-the-med-reaches-record-level/ a very interesting site with a WWF report, charts and plastic-free summer tips (= consigli per una spiaggia libera dalla plastica)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/10/greenpeace-beach-cleanup-report-highlights-ocean-plastic-problem/ photos of animals navigating a world of plastic

http://plasticadrift.org/ map-game showing how plastic ends up

https://ocean.si.edu/conservation/pollution/marine-plastics origin, impacts, solutions - cool photos and videos: watch them!!

- possible solutions: plastic house/island – Adidas shoes – other ideas? …..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_9Q88cw5gM Man Built His House From Garbage | House Hacker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El6AU3riRI8 Richart Sowa's Island Made of Plastic Bottles

- the 3 Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/youtubers/cutting-down-waste video + subtitles

https://kids.niehs.nih.gov/topics/reduce/index.htm

https://www.recyclenow.com/what-to-do-with

http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/rrr.html

- how materials are recycled: paper, glass, aluminium

http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/science.html

- how to recognise eco-friendly and buy recycled products

http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/products.html