Greening our everyday products
Author(s): Anatolia College
Lesson plan summary
Through this lesson plan students will learn about green Chemistry and explore ways that everyday products they use become greener. Students will learn to read product labels and understand processes for making everyday products such as soap and toothpaste.
| Subject | Green Chemistry |
| Topic | Greening everyday products |
| Age of students | Elementary 6-12 |
| Preparation time | 30 Minutes |
| Teaching time | 180 Minutes |
| Online teaching material (links for online material) | Introducing Green Chemistry: The Science of Solutions https://blossoms.mit.edu/videos/lessons/introducing_green_chemistry_science_solutions |
| Offline teaching material | “12 Principles of Green Chemistry” from Figure 4.1: (p.30). 12 Principles of Green Chemistry from Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice (1998) by Anastas P and Warner J. By Permission of Oxford University Press.American Chemical Society Green Chemistry InstituteEPA Green ChemistryBeyond Benignhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqxMzKLYrZ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzkJkEKV8Ykhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDhapt7nw4A |
Aim of the lesson
By the end of this lesson students will:
- Understand the importance of Green Chemistry
- Learn about chemistry in everyday life
- Use the design cycle to make soap and toothpaste
- Use green chemistry principles to make production of soap and toothpaste greener
