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1. you did headline? you What think read the when

2. What in hear word 'microplastics'? images are when mind the you your

3. microplastics What do? do damage

4. amount How we the microplastics? of reduce can

5. do to our What could damage microplastics body?

6. How without we live can plastic?

7. every much day? plastic you How see do pollution

8. to switch Would plastic? you to alternatives

9. your do How being about body? microplastics in feel you

10. should governments about What microplastics? do

11. Did like article? reading you this

12. 'heart'? do you think when word hear the What you of

13. what you do you What about read? think

14. fewer live move to with microplastics? you somewhere Would house

15. suffer any from allergies? Do you

16. consuming 52,000 of do your you body of What bits think microplastic?

17. dust our Should to homes more we remove microplastics?

18. in the things future? be will lik
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19. you What think microplastics? do of

20. What the to you scientists? like ask would questions

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Microplastics - The 20 Questions

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
  1. What did you think when you read the headline?
  2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'microplastics'?
  3. What damage do microplastics do?
  4. How can we reduce the amount of microplastics?
  5. What damage could microplastics do to our body?
  6. How can we live without plastic?
  7. How much plastic pollution do you see every day?
  8. Would you switch to alternatives to plastic?
  9. How do you feel about microplastics being in your body?
  10. What should governments do about microplastics?

STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
  1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
  2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'heart'?
  3. What do you think about what you read?
  4. Would you move house to live somewhere with fewer microplastics?
  5. Do you suffer from any allergies?
  6. What do you think of your body consuming 52,000 bits of microplastic?
  7. Should we dust our homes more to remove microplastics?
  8. What will things be like in the future?
  9. What do you think of microplastics?
  10. What questions would you like to ask the scientists?

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