https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo en-us 2022-03-01 15:11:49 UTC 2025-07-08 08:46:30 UTC hello@padlet.com Teacherteach https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2071659488 2022-03-01 15:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2071659488 Teacherteach https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2071659493 2022-03-01 15:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2071659493 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072491447 - microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic, which are smaller than 5mm
-eg synthetic clothes, single-use plastics]]> 2022-03-02 00:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072491447 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072491715 Small pieces of plastic smaller than 5mm is broken away from plastic products can enter waterways and into water bodies. During washing, synthetic clothing produces lint that are small pieces of plastic sewed together. These small pieces of plastic is often blocked by filtration systems and enter water bodies.]]> 2022-03-02 00:18:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072491715 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072493048 when we wash synthetic clothes, the water from our washing machines are disposed to the ocean, along with microplastics]]> 2022-03-02 00:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072493048 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072493510 Microplastics in water bodies not only cause water pollution but sea creatures can mistake these plastic as food. And the plastic is passed up the food chain from prey to predator and eventually to humans. ]]> 2022-03-02 00:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072493510 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072497206 The sole of shoes and tyres are made of rubber, another type of polyester. Friction can cause the sole of shoes and tyres to wear and tear, causing bits of the soles and tyres being reduced into fine dust.]]> 2022-03-02 00:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072497206 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072497635 synthetic clothes contain small pieces of plastic which will come out when we wash our clothes. the water containing the microplastics will be washed away and enter water bodies]]> 2022-03-02 00:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072497635 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072497879 waste water carrying microplastics go through filters that are often too big to filter microplastics and plastics and will therefore enter the ocean.]]> 2022-03-02 00:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072497879 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072498119 microplastics are small pieces of plastic smaller than 5mm]]> 2022-03-02 00:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072498119 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072498516 we constantly use tyres and shoes in our day to day life, hence there is a lot of debris created from the friction between the ground and our shoes/tyres. also rain will wash the debris from the shoes and tyres to the nearest water body, harming the ecosystem inside them.]]> 2022-03-02 00:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072498516 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072499359 - microplastics are objects smaller than 5mm
- eg clothes, plastics and dust

]]> 2022-03-02 00:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072499359 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072500396 tiny sea creatures in the sea would mistake microplastics for food and would eat the them. the tiny sea creature would then be eaten by a bigger predator and the microplastic would be passed up the food chain and would eventually reach humans.]]> 2022-03-02 00:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072500396 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072500559 when the water containing microplastics is released into the sea, small animals living in the ocean will eat the plastic, and bigger fished will eat the smaller creatures. this cycle continues and eventually humans will consume the fish containing plastic.]]> 2022-03-02 00:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072500559 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072501296 microplastics are microfibers which are tiny strands of plastic, less than 5 millimetres long]]> 2022-03-02 00:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072501296 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072501326 Once released or broken away from their original plastic product, microplastics can travel through waterways and end up in the ecosystems that serve as homes to a range of marine life,thus entering the ocean and impacting marine life.]]> 2022-03-02 00:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072501326 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072502695 microplastics are objects that are smaller than 5mm
synthetic fibres is an example of microplastic]]> 2022-03-02 00:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072502695 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072502717 microplastics are plastic pieces that are smaller than 5mm. an example is clothes.]]> 2022-03-02 00:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072502717 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072502807 when we wash our clothes , the water from our washing machine enters the ocean, along with the microplastics as the filters are too big to filter them out.]]> 2022-03-02 00:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072502807 Teacherteach https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072503544 Find ONE more video that is relevant to microplastic and you can learn from it. 
Find TWO articles/news on microplastics that will make you want to find out more about it. ]]> 2022-03-02 00:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072503544 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072503648 https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-do-we-know-about-microplastics-in-food]]> 2022-03-02 00:28:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072503648 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072504977 microplastics are objects smaller than 5mm and can be found in clothes ]]> 2022-03-02 00:29:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072504977 kuah_hsu_rei1_1 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072505037 microplastics are pieces of plastic that are less than 5 mm long such as microfibers,found in synthetic clothes, shards and microbeads which are found in cosmetic products.]]> 2022-03-02 00:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072505037 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072505180 https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/.premium-israeli-scientists-show-for-first-time-how-microplastics-may-hurt-health-1.10618996]]> 2022-03-02 00:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072505180 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072505225 micro-organisms consume these microplastics, mistaking them for food. The microplastics will pass down the food chain to humans, meaning we have harmful plastics in out bodies]]> 2022-03-02 00:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072505225 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072506487 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiEBEGKQp_I]]> 2022-03-02 00:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072506487 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072506488 Microplastics are small pieces of plastic less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life.Some examples of microplastics are microbeads found in personal care products, plastic pellets (or nurdles) used in industrial manufacturing, and plastic fibres used in synthetic textiles (e.g., nylon).]]> 2022-03-02 00:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072506488 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072507138 tyres and shoes are often used in the daily life. the soles of shoes and tyres are both made of rubber and friction would cause debris of these synthetic rubber to form.]]> 2022-03-02 00:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072507138 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072507267 as tyres and shoes are often used, they will be break quickly. there is friction between the soles of the shoes and the floor as well as friction between the tyres and the floor. when the tyres and shoes break into small pieces, they can be easily washed away or blown away.]]> 2022-03-02 00:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072507267 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072509585 2022-03-02 00:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072509585 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072510033 Since microplastics can be found in cosmetic products, when we wash our faces, water will enter water bodies when disposed ]]> 2022-03-02 00:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072510033 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072512421 small pieces of microfiber falls out when washing our clothes and the water from our washing machines will be disposed, entering the ocean along with the microplastics]]> 2022-03-02 00:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072512421 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072512615  Driving, especially accelerating and breaking, causes wear and tear of car tyres, which produces microplastics due to the friction between the ground and our tyres. When it rains, the microplastics are washed into nearby water bodies such as sewers and rivers. ]]> 2022-03-02 00:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072512615 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072513840 When water containing the microplastics enter the ocean, organisms can mistaken them as food, and eventually passing down to humans ]]> 2022-03-02 00:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072513840 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072517344 Microplastics are small pieces of plastic less than 5mm. Some examples of microplastics are microbeads found in personal care products ]]> 2022-03-02 00:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072517344 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072518089 when the sea animals consume these microplastics, mistaking them as food, not only will it cause harm to their health but it will also be passed down via a food chain when it gets eaten by its predators and eventually to humans]]> 2022-03-02 00:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072518089 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072518277 the soles of shoes are made out of rubber and are used constantly in our daily lives hence friction will form causing the microplastics to come off and when it rains, it washes off to the water bodies ]]> 2022-03-02 00:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072518277 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072518642 There would be many persistent organic pollutions that float around the ocean at low concentrations,they can damage marine organisms as they can lead to digestive blockage internal damage from abrations.The dramatic increase in colonization opportunities can have a population-level consequence as microplastics provide abundant of space for small organisms to attach.]]> 2022-03-02 00:41:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072518642 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072543632 Both the soles of shoes and tyres are made of rubber.Very fine rubber dust particles can depending on the classification be counted among microplastic (because rubber is just another polymer) or separately.]]> 2022-03-02 00:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2072543632 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075155569 2022-03-03 05:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075155569 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075156519 2022-03-03 05:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075156519 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075157085 2022-03-03 05:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075157085 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075157170 2022-03-03 05:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075157170 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075158543 2022-03-03 05:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2075158543 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2077669890 2022-03-04 10:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2077669890 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2077670426 2022-03-04 10:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2077670426 https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2078911918 2022-03-05 05:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Teacherteach/rs11i2a9txxb8gdo/wish/2078911918