Curated OER
Arranging Permanent Flowers
If you use permanent flowers for any of your arrangements, the methods described in this slide show, of drying, preserving and wrapping of flowers will be very useful. The slides give details of certain practices which will help in...
Curated OER
Recycling: The Way to Save...Fad or Fact
Students write stories about recycling and illustrate them. They examine various containers and determine whether or not they are recyclable. They make a chart about the containers and visit a recycling center.
Curated OER
Polystyrene Containers
Students conduct experiments to determine the effectiveness of polystyrene containers at preventing heat loss. In this polymers instructional activity, students design an experiment to determine how effective Styrofoam burger containers...
Curated OER
Easy Printmaking in the Classroom
Learners use styrofoam and cardboard to create prints. Students choose a theme and create designs and pictures on styrofoam and cardboard. Learners also use construction paper, cardboard cylinder sections to make their art.
Curated OER
Go Fish! Fish or other Sea Creature from Recycled Materials
Students create a unique, 3-d sculpture of a fish out of recycled materials. They brainstorm, what a fish looks like. Students research what fish look like. Also, students make sketches of their fish. Students write a reflection of...
Curated OER
NECESSARY WRAPPERS?
Students bring in a packaged item to unwrap. They weigh the pile of packaging and pile of product and determine which weighs more. They identify the source of raw materials for packaging and discuss ways to reduce packaging and overall...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: How Mealworms May Reduce Our Pollution Problem
Scientists have recently found that mealworms may be able to break down and degrade styrofoam, a form of plastic previously thought not to be biodegradable. Read how this discovery may affect pollution.
New York Times
New York Times: Beauty and Humor (An Exhibition of the Work of Rudolf Stingel)
In a narrated slideshow, art critic Roberta Smith discusses the work of Rudolf Stingel, whose large-scale works in a variety of media, including Styrofoam, were showcased in a cleverly interactive exhibit at the Whitney Museum of...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Polymers: The Discovery
A simple lab activity which introduces the field of polymer chemistry. Includes the use of polystyrene in a neat reaction.
Other
Design in Site: Polystyrene
Decent site which outlines the properties of polystyrene. Interesting statistics on the raw material needs of production.