Plastic
For each of the text sets, there are some additional suggestions of articles listed and a few possible new questions the club might discuss. Note that these are just a few of the questions students could discuss—the best situation would be that they come up with their own questions—the ones below are only meant as a guide. Students can also discuss ideas rather than questions.
Plastic Additional Text Set
What is the best way to handle plastic?
What is the biggest problem plastic causes?
What is the biggest cause of global warming?
What’s the most important thing we can do about it?
• “Plastic Bags: To Ban or Not to Ban?”
• “Plastic-Bag Bans Gaining Momentum Around the World” (by John Roach, National Geographic News, April 4, 2008)
• “Ten Cents a Bag? That’s About Right” (By: Editorial Board of New York Times April 7, 2014)
• Responses written back to the New York Times editors
• “Debate: Should schools require kids to bring in eco-friendly lunches?”
• “Haiti says No to Plastic” (By Jared Brenes, Scholastic News, October 10 , 2012)
• “Is it Time to Bag the Plastic?” by Elizabeth Rosenthal
• “Tiny Plastic, Big Problem” by Alison Pearce Stevens
• “Why Should We Not Ban Plastic Bags”
• “Why is Everyone Worried About Global Warming?” by Margaret Anderson (Ask Magazine, April 2008—entire issue is about Global Warming) NEED Library Card
• “Should Cities Ban Plastic Bags?”
• “Science at Work: Oceanographer—Erik Van Sebille” by Lela Nargi (interview with scientist who studies trash in oceans) (Odyssey Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2014) ONLY FIRST PAGE AVAILABLE
• “Reasons for Not Banning Plastic Bags”
• “California Becomes First State to Ban Plastic Bags” by Katy Steinmetz
• “Grocery Store Bans Plastic Bags”
Plastic Additional Text Set
What is the best way to handle plastic?
What is the biggest problem plastic causes?
What is the biggest cause of global warming?
What’s the most important thing we can do about it?
• “Plastic Bags: To Ban or Not to Ban?”
• “Plastic-Bag Bans Gaining Momentum Around the World” (by John Roach, National Geographic News, April 4, 2008)
• “Ten Cents a Bag? That’s About Right” (By: Editorial Board of New York Times April 7, 2014)
• Responses written back to the New York Times editors
• “Debate: Should schools require kids to bring in eco-friendly lunches?”
• “Haiti says No to Plastic” (By Jared Brenes, Scholastic News, October 10 , 2012)
• “Is it Time to Bag the Plastic?” by Elizabeth Rosenthal
• “Tiny Plastic, Big Problem” by Alison Pearce Stevens
• “Why Should We Not Ban Plastic Bags”
• “Why is Everyone Worried About Global Warming?” by Margaret Anderson (Ask Magazine, April 2008—entire issue is about Global Warming) NEED Library Card
• “Should Cities Ban Plastic Bags?”
• “Science at Work: Oceanographer—Erik Van Sebille” by Lela Nargi (interview with scientist who studies trash in oceans) (Odyssey Magazine, Nov/Dec. 2014) ONLY FIRST PAGE AVAILABLE
• “Reasons for Not Banning Plastic Bags”
• “California Becomes First State to Ban Plastic Bags” by Katy Steinmetz
• “Grocery Store Bans Plastic Bags”
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“Paper or Plastic: Which hurt the environment more? (Discovery News, December 19, 2013) |
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Books:
• DK Readers: Extreme Sports by Richard Platt (P)
• Extreme Sports by Bobbie Kalman • Extreme Surfing (Extreme Sports-No Limits!) by JohnCrossingham and Bobbie Kalman
• Extreme Snowboarding (Extreme Sports No Limits!) by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley MacAulay
• Extreme Skateboarding (Extreme Sports) by John Crossingham and Bobbie Kalman
• Other books in the Extreme Sports-No Limits! series)
• Shaun White (Amazing Athletes) by Doeden
• Amazing Athletes series (many are level P)
• See How They Go: Motorcycles by DK Publishing (low level)
• Yes, She Can!: Women’s Sports Pioneers (Good Sports) by Glenn Stout
• Cool BMX Racing Facts (Cool Sports Facts) by Sandy Donovan
• Cool Sports Facts series available for many sports in English and Spanish
• Super Surfers (X-Moves series) by Michael Sandler
• (any of the X-Moves series!)
• DK Readers: Extreme Sports by Richard Platt (P)
• Extreme Sports by Bobbie Kalman • Extreme Surfing (Extreme Sports-No Limits!) by JohnCrossingham and Bobbie Kalman
• Extreme Snowboarding (Extreme Sports No Limits!) by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley MacAulay
• Extreme Skateboarding (Extreme Sports) by John Crossingham and Bobbie Kalman
• Other books in the Extreme Sports-No Limits! series)
• Shaun White (Amazing Athletes) by Doeden
• Amazing Athletes series (many are level P)
• See How They Go: Motorcycles by DK Publishing (low level)
• Yes, She Can!: Women’s Sports Pioneers (Good Sports) by Glenn Stout
• Cool BMX Racing Facts (Cool Sports Facts) by Sandy Donovan
• Cool Sports Facts series available for many sports in English and Spanish
• Super Surfers (X-Moves series) by Michael Sandler
• (any of the X-Moves series!)