Broad Horizons

Polymers and Plastics

Videos to introduce you to Polymers

Organic and Inorganic carbon

Carbon: the building block of life

Diamonds, car exhaust and other forms of carbon

Plastics

Polymers and Plastics

Renewable Energy Lab Materials from State of Connecticut

http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/word_docs/curriculum/science/strand1renewableenergystudentlabmaterials.doc

Broad Horizons Plastics and Polymers Class Handouts to use while researching

What do you know about Plastics and Polymers? Page 1

What do you know about Plastics and Polymers? Page 2

Plastics and Polymers Post-Quiz page 1

Plastics and Polymers Post-Quiz page 2

Post Quiz

Post Quiz page 2

Lab Report (running)

Lab Report pg 2 (running)

Data Table

Other useful websites

www.teachingplastics.org

http://americanplasticcouncil.org

NASA Website Link

http://www.nasa.net

U.S. Geological Survey Link

http://education.usgs.gov/common/secondary.htm

State of Connecticut Library Databases

Search All At Once: Magazines, journals, newspapers, business & health information, reQuest - the Statewide Library Catalog, and more. (To search a specific resource: "Select iCONN Resources" or "Link to Individual Resources" http://www.iconn.org

Cite the source you used while writing your report by using the electronic

Bibliographic Citation called Noodlebib

NoodleBib Express - Individual citations in MLA or APA format. You need to select APA format.