Plastic Planet Quiz
Provided by: EARTHDAY.ORG|Published on: January 30, 2024|Last updated: September 26, 2026
Grades: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Civics
Authors: EARTHDAY.ORG
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Synopsis
- This interactive quiz gauges your understanding of plastic waste accumulation worldwide, how it damages the environment and biodiversity, and how various governments are reducing plastic waste within their jurisdiction.
- Students will answer nine multiple-choice questions and receive feedback, explanations, and information on global plastic waste.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The quiz is easy to navigate, and students can complete it within a class period.
- The quiz challenges students to think about recycling in a more nuanced way.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to have an intermediate knowledge of mountain ranges and their ecological importance.
- It may be helpful if students already know about plastic waste in our oceans.
Differentiation
- This resource pairs well with the Plastic Pollution Quiz.
- Students can investigate how various environmental organizations have fought to reduce plastic waste and local efforts to reduce plastic use or pollution.
- This quiz can support a lesson on the impact of plastic waste on aquatic life and how these animals have adapted to changes in the ocean's composition.
- Teachers can use the source articles linked in the explanations for the answers to create a lesson about plastic waste and then use the quiz as an assessment.
This resource from earthday.org is an interactive quiz about global plastic pollution. The quiz gives a short answer to each question and links sources for each to facilitate further study. This resource is exceptionally well-sourced, with many sources from the UN or NOAA, and a peer-reviewed article is linked. The quiz uses clear language and features photos that juxtapose natural beauty with widespread plastic pollution. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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