Series
Kids vs. Plastic
2 episodes
Two make-along shorts from National Geographic Kids, both under three minutes, both about giving a used item a second life instead of buying a new one. In the first, an old pair of jeans becomes a pencil case. In the second, a T-shirt turns into a reusable tote with no sewing required. That is one fewer single-use plastic bag. The set is small but hands-on: it puts a waste-and-materials conversation next to something students actually build, which is why these carry both a science and an art tag. Gather scissors and old clothes before you press play.
What Kids vs. Plastic covers
2 episodes in the library, tagged for 2nd–6th. Heaviest coverage: Art and Science. Between them they line up with 2 distinct standards across 2 frameworks.
Episodes per grade
- 2nd
- 2
- 3rd
- 2
- 4th
- 2
- 5th
- 2
- 6th
- 2
Episodes per subject
- Art
- 2
- Science
- 2
NGSS (Science) 1
- 5-ESS3-1Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth's resources and environment.
National Core Arts 1
- VA:Cr2.1.4Explore and invent art-making techniques and approaches.
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