1. Learning Intention Understand how plastics are categorised Understand how vacuum forming works Be able to identify some products that were made by vacuum forming

2. Plastics are used in loads of everyday things! Take a look around the classroom and identify as many different things which are made out of plastic Milk bottles PLASTIC BAGS Remote Controls Mobile Phones Laptops Toys Packaging

3. Does anybody know what the main ingredient of plastic is? Any ideas? CRUDE OIL 

4. Crude oil is a non-renewable resource

5. Plastics can be sorted into two groups... Thermoplastics Things like...

6. Plastics can be sorted into two groups... Thermosetting plastics Things like... Light switches Plug sockets

7. Thermoplastics... Are really easy to recycle! Can be re-melted and turned into something else

8. Thermosetting plastics... Are quite difficult to recycle When you try and melt these down, they just burn and turn black

9. Which type of plastic do you think is better for the environment? Correct! Thermoplastics are better as they can be reused again and again... Thermoplastics 

10. The problem is… We only recycle about 5% of all the plastic we use

11. Where does it all go?

14. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

15. 1. What are the two groups of plastics? 2. Which sort is easier to recycle? 3. Any more questions?