Youth Badge: Digital Plastic Detective
Plastic Detectives: Know Your Waste!
This digital badge certifies that you've actively participated in the GreenKidz online learning experience: Plastic and Recycling. By watching an informative video, discussing concepts and answering questions, the participant has gained knowledge about:
- Where plastic comes from (petroleum)
- The effects of plastic waste on nature and people
- The difference between throwing away, reusing, and recycling
- Plastic pollution in Curaçao and the oceans
Through interactive and playful learning, you will become a real “Plastic Detective,” equipped with knowledge and actions to reduce plastic pollution in your community.
Skills and Experiences gained
After completing this playlist, you will be able to:
- Explain how plastic affects the environment and human health
- Understand plastic decomposition timelines
- Sort and manage waste correctly
- Commit to reducing your plastic use
- Digital research and interaction
- Personal responsibility and behavioral change
- Media literacy and digital documentation
Badge Criteria:
Completed all 3 tasks with uploaded evidence.
- Submitted a reflection answering:
- “What surprised you most about plastic waste?”
- “What’s one thing you will now do differently?”
Alignment:
Competences Addressed:
- DigComp 1.1 Browsing, searching, and filtering data
- Digital Youth Work Framework: Critical digital literacy, environmental awareness
- UN SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
Evidence Required:
- 3 uploads (quizzes, photos, activities, Written reflection (50–100 words or audio file)
Badge Issuer: CITI & Curaçao Island of Learning
You have to finish all tasks to get the badge
Tasks
Task no.1
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
Activity 1: The Plastic Problem
Task: Understand the global plastic crisis.
Watch: The Plastic Problem – YouTube
Interact: Take the Plastic Quiz on Kahoot
Submission: Screenshot of your final quiz score.
[Upload to Google Form – Task 1 field]
Task no.2
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
Activity 2: Trash Timeline Challenge & Digital Waste Sorting Game
Task: Learn how long common waste items take to break down and master digital waste sorting by material type (plastic, paper, organic, metal).
Submission: Screenshot of your completed digital timeline.
✅ [Upload to Google Form – Task 2 field]
Task no.3
Evidence verified by: one activity organiser
Activity 3: Task:
Record or write a short reflection (50–100 words or voice message):
What surprised you most about plastic waste?
What’s one thing you will now do differently in your plastic use?
Submission: [Upload text or audio in the Google Form – Reflection field]
Activity
Digital Plastic Detectives
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Digital Youth Work Resource Hub
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