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The
Polymer Family
The Polymers' House
 Print
out the house and have students unscramble the names for each of the rooms.
Students should draw a polymer item in each room, then complete the Polymer
Family's story.
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the Polymers House.
The Polymers live
in a cozy house. Their home is filled with plastic items
that improve and make our everyday lives safer. In the living room,
we see _________________________. In
the kitchen, ________________________. In the bathroom, _____________________.
In Polly's bedroom, we see _________________.
Build
Your Own House
Objective
Use this activity to
teach children how to recognize polymers in their homes, by building their
own house.
Materials
2 shoe boxes; pictures from magazines.
Each child will make
a house:
1. Get 2 regular-sized shoe boxes.
2. Turn the shoe
boxes on their sides.
3. Cover the box with paper and decorate like a house.
4. The inside will have pictures from magazines of items made from polymers,
such as:
| Living
room |
picture
frames, furniture, curtains, carpet, lamps, VCR, remote control |
| Kitchen |
forks,
spoons, knives, TV trays, appliances, containers for food, bottles,
soft drink bottles, dishes, plastic bags, trash cans, vases |
| Bedroom |
toys,
furniture, jewelry, shades, curtains, shoes, clothing, smoke detector,
computer, CD's |
| Bathroom |
bottles,
toothpaste container, toothbrush, shampoo, bath toys |
| Garage |
sports
equipment and protective gear, car tires, car seats, seatbelts |
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