What is plastic, where does it come from, and why does it harm our planet? Our project answers these questions by exploring the impact of plastic pollution on nature and marine life.
To make this problem tangible, the students collected plastic waste from their homes, at school, and on the streets to build a giant turtle sculpture and an ocean landscape.
The class came up with practical ideas to reduce plastic use in everyday life and proudly hosted a school exhibition, guiding other classes through their work.
The project is summarised in a book. See some example pages below:
“A lot of our stuff is made of plastic. Plastik is everywhere.”“Plastic can be: big, small, hard, flexible, transparent, colourful, stretchable, lightweight, water-insoluble, weatherproof.”“Plastic has allowed important breakthroughs in medicine, technology, and science. It truly is a remarkable material.”“But plastic lasts forever: after a day, a week, a month, a year, five years, ten years.”“Some animals get caught in plastic.”“Some animals mistake plastic for food.”“Unless we change our ways, there will be more plastic than fish swimming in the sea in 20 years.”Project title in German Sign Language.
