C2 Material choices
For teachers and students
- http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/FACES/teacher/poly/home.htm
A module of work called ‘Faces in polymers’ from the Chemical Heritage Foundation. This includes accounts of the work of individuals such as Wallace Carothers and Stephanie Kwolek. - http://www.pslc.ws/macrog/index.htm
The Macrogalleria offers a wealth of information about polymers at a range of levels. Explore levels 1 to 3. - http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/S/smartstuff/block.html
‘The block’ is an online interactive showing how new materials have changed our lives and what we can do to cut pollution.
For teachers
- http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/curric/stage6/snrsci/polymers#environment
This website offers a very detailed listing page leading to many websites about polymers, their uses, environmental impact, and recycling - http://www.apme.org/
The Association of Plastics Manufacturers’ has a web site giving its view of plastics: their uses and benefits. - http://www.gdrc.org/uem/lca/lca-for-cities.html
This web site explains Life Cycle Assessment. - http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/S/smartstuff/book.html
Channel 4 learning gives details of the Royal Institution Christmas lecture video ‘The spider that spun a suspension bridge’.