Elementary Science Education Activities & Games

In this section of Hands On Plastics, Jr., we have created fun, educational games and activities that you can perform with your students, or at home with your child. Each of these games and activities is designed to teach elementary school students about the positive impact plastics have on our everyday lives. Plastics can be molded into rigid articles, made into sheets, film or fibers. Plastics also include coatings (like paint) and adhesives (like tape and white glue). These activities will help activate students prior knowledge of plastics, while providing new information to the learner. Since these activities were created to help teachers meet requirements defined by the NSES, they can easily be incorporated into any elementary curriculum.

Plastics and safety

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Parents and teachers: While playing this activity, encourage children to think of additional plastic objects that help to keep them safe at home, school, and play. This will help children prepare for the quiz at the end of the activity.

Click here to learn more about each of the objects highlighted in this game.

Plastics in your home

Click here to start the house activity.

Parents and teachers: While doing this activity, encourage children to think of additional plastic household objects that play a role in their everyday lives. This will help children prepare for the quiz at the end of the activity.

Click here to learn about the plastic objects highlighted in this game.

Here we have several educational activities which you can use to teach children about plastics in a fun way. Use this section in conjuction with the other activities and questions in the Hands On Plastics Jr ™ site. To learn how this helps meet NSES guidelines, click here.

Polymers, Look and See
Use this activity to illustrate the physical differences in polymers. Click here for the full activity.

Polymer Vocabulary Examples
This activity helps children to create vocabulary chains. Click here for the full activity.

Create Your Own Polymer
Use this activity to show how molecules link to create polymers. Click here for the full activity.

Some Polymers Here, Some Polymers There
Students will be able to identify polymers in the school and home and describe their usefulness. Click here for the full activity.

Meet the Polymer Family
Come meet the Polymer Family. Click here for the full activity.