Eco Friendly Bottles

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Descrição

The Glasgow Science Centre and Scottish Power developed this biomimicry inspired resource focusing on reducing plastic waste. The eco-friendly water bottle uses alginate, from brown seaweed. The gel bubble that holds the water needs to display several of the properties of the seaweed, in that it should be strong, flexible, hold water, and be able to be eaten or biodegrade under the right conditions. This is an example of biomimicry, where nature has inspired a new invention.

The Eco-Friendly Water Bottle resource includes teacher and student instructions, PowerPoint slides and an accompanying video demonstration of how the experiment should be undertaken. Students experience creating alginate bubbles using a process called spherification, which is used by chefs to make tea bubbles and imitation caviar.

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Como utilizar este recurso

The Eco-Friendly Water Bottle briefly introduces biomimicry with examples of how society has learned from nature’s innovative solutions to today’s challenges. This is an opportunity for teachers and students to share their knowledge of biomimicry and possible other nature inspired solutions to other problems.

The Eco-Friendly Water Bottle resource provides teachers and students the experience of creating their own nature-inspired solution to reducing plastic waste. This experience will promote students’ scientific curiosity and motivation to address other local challenges through scientific means.

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Os recursos

Eco Friendly Water Bottle Presentation PDF:

Eco-friendly water bottle instructions (teacher) PDF:

Link to Glasgow Science Centre Climate Change Homepage where additional resources, PowerPoint presentation and video demonstration can be accessed:

• Climate Change – Glasgow Science Centre

Link to Experiment Video:

• Eco Friendly Water Bottle instructional video for teachers

Download the PowerPoint presentation here:

• Eco-Friendly-Water-Bottle-Presentation

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Resultados da aprendizagem

• Obter conhecimentos prévios e aprofundar o conhecimento e a compreensão dos conceitos-chave da Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade, desafiando as visões do mundo e os valores estabelecidos.
• Aplicar uma série de ferramentas e quadros adequados para promover a Cidadania para a Sustentabilidade dos estudantes

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Competências verdes

• Incorporar valores sustentáveis: Valuing Sustainability; Promoting Nature
• Abraçar a complexidade na sustentabilidade: Enquadramento de problemas
• Perspectivas de futuros sustentáveis: Adaptabilidade; Pensamento exploratório

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Creative Commons

This resource has been developed and created by Glasgow Science Centre. It is shared on the Synapses Portal with their kind permission. More information and resources can be found at www.glasgowsciencecentre.org

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