Activity 1.1 - Kinds of packaging plastic materials and their labelling

• Get to know different kinds of plastic,
• Learn about symbols of different plastic used to label plastic products

• worksheet, samples of different plastic packaging

A teacher brings different kinds of plastic waste to the class. They are pieces of the following plastic: linoleum, pipes, plastic bags, fitting foil, polystyrene, plastic containers, pens, covers of books and exercise books, packages of chemicals, milk, juice, plastic bottles. Pupils recognise different kinds of plastic. Their either look up the necessary information on the Internet or ask the teacher. In the second part of the lesson, pupils can work with worksheets in which they will look for answers to important questions concerning labelling plastic packages.