MS-PS1-3: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. You and your partner will choose one of the following SYNTHETIC materials. Synthetic means not naturally occurring; man-made. 1) Research the material 2) Compile notes about the material 3) Create an informative brochure about the material INSIDE 1
Each synthetic material can be chosen by 1-2 groups. General link: Materials that changed the world... (HERE) Plastic bags How did plastic bags get so popular? (article) (HERE) PDF: Plastic Bags (HERE) What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away? (video) (HERE) Plastic bottles PDF: Plastic Bottles: (HERE) What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away? (video) (HERE) Synthetic fiber/cloth (polyester, nylon, or rayon) Making Nylon (short video) (HERE) PDF: Nylon (HERE) Kevlar Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar (video) (HERE) PDF: Kevlar (HERE) Artificial sweetener PDF: Sweeteners (HERE) Sugar vs Saccharin video (HERE) Synthetic rubber PDF: Rubber (HERE) Vintage 1950s rubber video (HERE) "Rubber of Our Own" vintage video (HERE) Taxol (Cancer drug) Yew Trees (video) (HERE) PDF: Taxol (HERE) Aspirin Aspirin PDF (HERE) How Does Aspirin Work? (video) (HERE)
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Josue Alonzo
9/21/2017 06:33:51 pm
Ms.cliffe what are we suppose to do in the brochure what are the steps.
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Ms. Cliffe
9/21/2017 06:43:12 pm
Hi Josue, we will continue working in class tomorrow. I will upload the brochure set-up here!
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