Scientists Turn Recycled Plastic Into an Edible Cookie
Listen to the story
Scientists showed a new kind of cookie. It is made from old plastic bottles. They talked about it at a big science meeting. The meeting was for the American Chemical Society.
The cookie can be safe to eat. Scientists used recycled plastic to make it. Recycled plastic is plastic that people use again. The scientists want to stop plastic waste.
Plastic bottles are a big problem. Many bottles go into the trash. Some go into rivers and oceans. Scientists want a new way to use this plastic.
This cookie is still new research. Research means scientists study something new. They are testing if the cookie is good and safe. They showed their work at the meeting.
This idea can help the planet. It can also make less trash. Maybe one day we will eat cookies made from plastic. Scientists are still working on it.
Vocabulary15 words
- recycled
- used again after being old trash
- research
- careful study to learn something new
- edible
- safe to eat
- waste
- trash; things people throw away
- chemical
- about science that studies materials
- bottles
- containers for drinks, often plastic
- planet
- the Earth; our world
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- safe
- not dangerous
- scientists
- people who study science
- idea
- a new thought or plan
- trash
- things people do not want anymore
- society
- a group of people with the same goal
- material
- the stuff something is made from
- problem
- something bad that needs fixing
Quiz
Answer key
1. A cookie 2. A chemistry meeting 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Scientists showed a new kind of _____. It is made from old plastic bottles. They talked about it at a big science _____. The meeting was for the American Chemical Society.
The cookie can be safe to _____. Scientists used _____ plastic to make it. Recycled plastic is plastic that people use again. The scientists want to stop plastic _____.
Plastic bottles are a big _____. Many bottles go into the trash. Some go into rivers and _____. Scientists want a new way to use this plastic.
This cookie is still new _____. Research means scientists study something new. They are testing if the cookie is good and _____. They showed their work at the meeting.
This idea can help the _____. It can also make less trash. Maybe one day we will eat cookies made from plastic. Scientists are still working on it.
More Science stories
Next story · Easy
Howie Mandel Updates Fans on Simon Cowell's Health During AGT Absence