Take A Closer Look At Plastic

Look around. Plastic is everywhere. But some experts say today's plastic will be in our landfills for thousands of years to come. Imagine a world without plastic. In some communities, it's a new reality. Explore the good and the bad of plastic in our lives.

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Empires have been built from it. Wars have been fought for it. Imagine a world without oil. What alternatives do we have in a future with limited oil and other fossil fuels?

It may be a parent's dream, but imagine life without the Internet or World Wide Web. Would airlines be able to fly? Would our nation's security be at risk? What can be done to safeguard the Internet?

It seems they're everywhere. But scientists believe bees' survival is at risk. What has put bees at risk, and should we care? Imagine a world without these important pollinators and you'll see a world with fewer and fewer critical food sources.

This diagnostic assessment guide is designed to assist schools in developing their curriculum and assessment policies and help teachers in assessing individual pupils' understanding and progress and identifying appropriate next steps in a way which fits in with day to day teaching. Existing research and practice are applied within the context of curriculum and assessment for Education 5-14. The principles of diagnostic assessment and the procedures for putting them into practice in science are illustrated by reference to work in primary classes. However, the principles are equally applicable to work carried out in secondary schools. The eight chapters are: (1) introduction; (2) science context, particularly the key role of investigation skills; (3) how to collect information; (4) implementing diagnostic assessment as part of teaching; (5) ways of gathering information through observation, discussion, questioning and analyzing pupils' work; (6) ways of considering pupils' work using attainment targets; (7) strategies for helping pupils develop further understanding and skills in science; and (8) how the processes and products of pupils' work can be assessed in terms of the criteria of the attainment targets for Environmental Studies 5-14. (LZ)

This book addresses the need for a technical guided thought on production, consumption, and waste management of plastic and polymers in the African continent. Issues such as resource availability, processing technologies, plastic policies, and much more are covered in the book. While Africa is made up of several different countries which might be different from each other in many ways, these countries within the African continent have some commonalities such as region, some shared history, resources, and some shared policies through organizations such as the African Union, African Free trade Zone, and ECOWAS. With a population of over a billion, the African continent has become an attractive market for various businesses. Several publications in recent years have pushed for the advancement of the African continent toward increased manufacturing as a road to development. This inevitably includes the plastics and other polymers industry. Careful consideration must be taken to ensure that this growth will focus on more sustainable and greener manufacturing; otherwise, this anticipated growth in the plastics and polymer industry will only spell increased pollution and worsening of the environment.

This book is more than just a Troubleshooting Card, within the boundaries of the book lies insights into Troubleshooting, the causes, the whys, how material flows through a mould and what you can do to influence it. This book also includes the Troubleshooters Ultimate guide to Troubleshooting faulty mouldings. Although the book includes in-depth explanations on moulding faults and how to counteract them, it is not designed to explain a complete Die Trialling experience. This book is taking for granted that the moulding or process in question has been previously set up and run successfully. It WILL give a never before explained insight into what is happening within the process and what you can do to get back on track. Do not concern yourself about the speed of the troubleshooting. Like everything else, the more you 'format' your approach, the smoother (& thereby the speed) of the troubleshooting and getting to the root cause of the fault will become evident. Frequently peruse these books to rekindle the correct way to conduct yourself thereby showing your boss what you are all about. From Confidence, Competency is elevated.