SPE Auto TPO 2023 – Automotive Engineered Polyolefins – Engineered Polymers for the Mobility Evolution
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SPE Plastivan® - Curriculum Sheet - For Teachers

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The PlastiVan® program is a great way to educate people of all ages about the chemistry, history, processing, manufacturing, applications and sustainability of plastics.

PlastiVan® educators are skilled at tailoring each presentation to meet the needs and grade‐level expectations of every classroom and teacher through science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM).
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Grade School Topics

  • What is a polymer chain?
  • What do plastics do?
  • Where do plastics come from?
  • Who makes plastics?
  • Making plastics out of corn
  • Plastics at the grocery store
  • Plastics in your car
  • Plastics in medicine
  • What do engineers and scientists do?
  • How do you make that water bottle?
  • What is recycling?
  • Thermoplastics can be recycled
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • Whoopie cushion plastics fun
  • Diaper gel is a polymer!
  • Slime is a polymer!
  • Plastics in the ocean - how can I help?

Middle School Topics

  • History of polymers/plastics
  • How your life is impacted by plastics
  • What engineers and scientists do
  • Major industries that use plastics
  • Basic raw materials for plastics
  • Biopolymers and sustainable materials
  • Amorphous and crystalline polymer structure
  • Manipulating amorphous polymer chains
  • Injection molding and thermoplastics
  • Bottle preforms and blow molding
  • Thermoset plastics and crosslinking
  • Open- and closed-foamed polymers
  • Material selection in product design
  • Hydrophilic, hydrophobic, & oleophilic polymers
  • Crosslinked polymers and non-Newtonian fluids
  • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
  • Chemical vs. Mechanical Recycling
  • Marine Debris – Causes and Solutions
  • Single-use item vs. single-use material

High School Topics

  • History of polymers/plastics
  • How your life is impacted by plastics
  • What engineers and scientists do
  • Major industries that use plastics
  • Basic raw materials for plastics
  • Fractional distillation of crude oil
  • Biopolymers and sustainable materials
  • Amorphous and crystalline polymer structure
  • Manipulating amorphous polymer chains
  • Injection molding and thermoplastics
  • Bottle preforms and blow molding
  • Thermoset plastics and crosslinking
  • Open—and closed—foamed polymers
  • Material selection in product design
  • Hydrophilic, hydrophobic, & oleophilic polymers
  • Crosslinked polymers & non-Newtonian fluids
  • Recycling best practices
  • Chemical vs. Mechanical Recycling
  • Marine Debris — Causes and Solutions
  • Recycling in your community
  • Single-use item vs. single-use material
  • Circular Economy vs. Sustainable Materials
  • Management
Curriculum aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Mark Richardson, PlastiVan® Program Coordinator | plastivan@4spe.org | www.PlastiVan.org

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