QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS

• What do you notice about the materials in your home? Are most of them natural, synthetic, or a mix of both? Why do you think that is?
• Which material do you think is the most eco-friendly? Why?
• Imagine a world where only one material (e.g., wood, plastic, glass) is used for everything. What would that world look like?
• What material do you use the most every day? How could you reduce its environmental impact?
• Think about something you recently threw away. What was it made of? Could it have been reused or recycled?
• If you could invent a new material, what properties would it have? How would it help the environment?
• What do you think happens to items in your home after you throw them away? Where do they go?
• What material do you think will be most important in the future? Why?
• Do you think some materials are overused (like plastic)? How can we change that?
• Which material from the lesson surprised you the most? Why?