There are some technical terms used in this book (e.g., PET) and some vocabulary that is domain-specific to plastics and recycling. As students read the book, have them keep a record of words they don’t know or words used in an unfamiliar way. Have students derive the meanings from context, then look the words up in the glossary in the back of the book as well as in the dictionary. How are the definitions in the glossary different from those in the dictionary? Are there other words with similar meanings the author could have used instead?
