Plastic

NCERT anchor: NCERT Looking Around Class 1 — Theme: Materials (plastic and caring for Earth)

• Plastic is light, used in bottles, toys, and bags.
• Practice reduce, reuse — say no to extra bags when not needed.
• Do not burn plastic — harmful smoke.

1. Man-made material

Level 1 (Verbal): Plastic made in factories, not grown like wood.

Level 2 (Symbolic): Light, colourful, can bend (some types).

Visual: Water bottle, toy car, lunch box lid.

2. Reduce and reuse

Verbal: Carry cloth bag to market; reuse bottle instead of throwing daily.

Visual: Dustbin with ♻ symbol (intro).

3. Safety

Never burn plastic; keep away from very hot tawa without adult.

School lunch: plastic bottle and cloth bag

Step 1 — Bottle: light, holds water → **plastic** → **reuse** daily.
Step 2 — Cloth bag: not plastic → good for carrying tiffin.
Step 3 — Avoid extra plastic wrap — use steel tiffin.
Step 4 — Put waste plastic in bin, not on road.
Answer: reuse bottle; reduce extra plastic.

• Name one plastic thing you use daily.
• Should we burn old plastic bags?
• What is better: new plastic bag daily or cloth bag?
• Stretch: List one reduce, one reuse idea for plastic at home.

Revision tip: Carry a bottle from home — one reuse beats ten throw-away cups.

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