PASSOC Project, Grade 9 Geography, plastics

1. Plastics Lesson
Inquiry Questions

2. In groups you developed inquiry questions
for the prompt:
“Should Canada ban single-use plastics?”
The following slides have inquiry questions
that include the ones you developed.
As you go through each activity, there will be a chance for
you to add information (answers) for each inquiry question.

3. How much does the plastics industry contribute to
the Canadian economy for trade?
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4. How many people does the Canadian plastics industry employ
and where are they located?
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5. What are the most common plastic products we use?
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6. Where do our plastics go after we use (and dispose of) them?
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7. How much of single use plastics can be recycled?
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8. Where do single use plastics end up if not in recycling?
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9. What is the environmental impact of single-use plastics
from “cradle to grave”?
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10. What is the impact of single-use plastics
on our health?
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11. If single-use plastics are banned, what would we use instead?
How do these alternatives compare in impacting our environment and health?
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12. How would the ban on single-use plastics affect the
Canadian economy (e.g. jobs, trade, etc)?
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13. What other options are there instead of
banning single-use plastics?
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14. How does our single-use plastics affect
other communities?
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