At the end of this activity, students should be able to: û define the terms: monomer, polymer, polymerization û describe the structures of polymers and classify them according to the structure of macromolecules û define a copolymer û indicate everyday objects that are made of plastic û mention the basic properties of polymers û explain the terms thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics û describe the uses of at least three different polymers.

Originally released by Learnetic, 2016.