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1) School programmes have been conducted by ICPE in Mumbai
and Delhi regularly. These programmes aim to educate the children
on the importance and need for maintaining clean environment
and also teach young students merits of bin culture and avoidance
of littering.
2) ICPE has also co-sponsored a programme initiated by PAHAL,
an informal group consisting of five non-governmental and
governmental organizations and five secondary schools of Bhandup,
to bring awareness among school children on the importance
of their participation in making the environment clean.
- The programme has already stated w.e.f. 20th August, 2003
and is scheduled to be completed by January 2004.
- ICPE's involvement would be creating awareness among the
school children about the importance of dry wet segregation
and training of school teachers for this purpose.
- ICPE has also agreed on principle to provide waste collection
bins during the programme.
3) To initiate a mass awareness programme among the school
children across the country on the importance of Solid Waste
Management to keep our environment clean, a All India Art
Contest among the school children of 9 - 13 yrs., has been
initiated.
The Art Contest is scheduled for the period October 1 - December
15, 2003.
Plastics in your home
This activity is similar to the safety activity, except this
time we take a look at how plastics help play a key role in
many household products and objects. By placing items in the
house correctly, children learn how plastics improve our daily
lives and are used for many objects in our homes. For example,
plastic sandwich bags that keep food fresh and prevent contamination
belong in the kitchen.
Parents and teachers: While doing this activity, encourage children
to think of additional plastic household objects that play a
role in their everyday lives. This will help children prepare
for the quiz at the end of the activity.
Materials
A variety of polymers that can be categorized into four groups:
hard, soft, sticky, and malleable. (These four characteristics
match the song and finger puppets, but other characteristics
could be used as well, such as rough and smooth.)
Procedure
Review the atomic structure of polymers - e.g., atoms, molecules,
polymer chains.
Display a variety of polymers on a table in view of the class.
Discuss "same" and "different" aspects
of the items.
As a large group or in small groups, list all descriptive
words on the chalkboard, or on a data sheet. Through guided
discussion, decide on the major categories: hard, soft, sticky,
and malleable (or other characteristics you decide).
Evaluation
Students are able to classify polymer examples according to
the characteristics chosen (Soft, hard, sticky, and malleable).
Students are able to choose characteristics of polymers and
sort examples accordingly.
Suggested Materials
Fiber fill, picnic cooler, play dough®, legos®, straws,
credit card, vacuum bottles, plastic table ware, nylon hose,
balloon, baggies®, food containers, epoxy glue, toothbrush,
comb, carpet, silly putty®.
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