Hackney Citizen Article - Plastic Pollution

Hackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis

Pupils at a Hackney primary school have been working on ways to tackle plastic pollution after learning about it through geography lessons and by reading the news.

After hearing more and more questions from pupils about plastic and where it ends up, teachers at Shoreditch Park Primary School set aside time for a dedicated project.

Using Neal Layton’s children’s book, A Planet Full of Plastic, as a guide, students discovered the benefits of the material, but also that it doesn’t degrade and often makes its way into our oceans.

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