I actually have a whole
container of those foam hearts!
You know those fancy little
containers of foaming hand soap in the specialty stores?
Not exact matches
I soaked my cashews overnight and forgot about them — for 2 nights — on the counter The 3rd day I open the
container and there is
foam on top
of the water and they have a funny yeasty smell.
I've been making my own refills
of foaming dish soap for awhile now by refilling my Dawn dispenser with just a little bit
of dish soap and then filling up the rest
of the
container with water.
When Dart sued the city over the last attempted ban, it won on the grounds that the ban was not sufficiently rooted in facts about the feasibility
of recycling
foam containers.
At the center
of the industry's efforts to block a ban is Intro 1480, a bill that would declare polystyrene
foam containers recyclable.
But in the latest push to revisit a ban on the
foam food
containers and packing materials, industry opponents have gained the momentum, despite a raft
of lobbyists working against them.
The sale or use
of plastic
foam food
containers will no longer be allowed at East Hampton Village businesses.
It's also not the first time issues like this one have split liberal Democrats: several were initially opposed to a ban on plastic
foam containers because
of what they said would be a negative impact on small businesses.
Tracey co-sponsored and authored the resolution to end the use
of polystyrene
foam in take out
containers, protecting both the environment and public health.
It recycles its
foam shipping
containers, and donates a portion
of profits to charities.
Because
of this special
foam dispenser, and a pure liquid soap with no added fillers or thickening agents, you get more uses per
container.
If you have a large
container, you can bevel the edges
of your
foam to use less flowers.
Fill the rest
of your
foaming pump
container with water (distilled is preferred, but tap water totally works, too!)
*** These activities also require additional materials which are easy to come by: Plastic water bottles (4 per group) Plastic soda bottles (1 per group) Plastic cups (16 per group) Small rocks (2 - 3 cups per group) Sand (2 - 3 cups per group) Old t - shirts (1 per group) Dirt (1 large Ziploc bag per group) Variety
of edible plant seeds, at least 8 different kinds (tomato, lettuce, etc...) Salt (1 large
container per group) Sticks (10 per group) String (1 roll per group) Roll
of plastic trash bags (1 bag per group) Duct tape (1 roll per group)
Foam pool noodles (1 per group) Poster board (1 per group) Rubber bands (5 - 10 per group) A
container large enough to hold water for testing floatation (ideally 1 per group but can be just 1 for the class) *** Please make sure to rate and leave feedback.
Cut
foam into «french fries» and have students place a specified number
of fries into each fry
container.
PRODUCT PERKS Explore numbers, patterns, measurement, grouping, and more with this set
of colorful tiles Tiles can supplement lessons in counting, addition, subraction, grouping, pattern matching, and more Four vibrant colors (red, blue, yellow, and green) Soft, durable, and quiet
foam material WHAT TO TEACH Sorting - Sort the Color Tiles into unique groups Patterns - Create patterns using Color Tiles One More and One Less - Comparing numbers 1 through 10 Number Sense - Exploring the numbers 0 through 10 Make Ten - Increasing number sense by investigating the combination of Color Tiles needed to make a train of 10 tiles Addition - Developing the concept of addition Measuring - Take common objects for size comparison and estimate which object is longer Fractions - Introduce fractions Probability - Investigate probability Logical Thinking - Exploring problem solving and spatial reasoning RESOURCES Learning About... Color Tiles INCLUDES 400 Foam Color Tiles 1 Storage conta
foam material WHAT TO TEACH Sorting - Sort the Color Tiles into unique groups Patterns - Create patterns using Color Tiles One More and One Less - Comparing numbers 1 through 10 Number Sense - Exploring the numbers 0 through 10 Make Ten - Increasing number sense by investigating the combination
of Color Tiles needed to make a train
of 10 tiles Addition - Developing the concept
of addition Measuring - Take common objects for size comparison and estimate which object is longer Fractions - Introduce fractions Probability - Investigate probability Logical Thinking - Exploring problem solving and spatial reasoning RESOURCES Learning About... Color Tiles INCLUDES 400
Foam Color Tiles 1 Storage conta
Foam Color Tiles 1 Storage
container
FEATURES 18 Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations
of abstract mathematical concepts Complete assortment
of manipulatives for the whole class Teacher support that provides in - depth discussions
of mathematical content Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom - tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas
of math Durable, easy - to - clean
foam INCLUDES Teacher resource book 400 Base Ten units 200 Base Ten rods 40 Base Ten flats 4 Base Ten cubes 50 Place value sheets 4 VersaTotes storage
containers
FEATURES Long - lasting
foam that can be washed and used for multiple years Packaged in a convenient six - unit storage center INCLUDES Base Ten Revised Edition, Grades 3 - 6 Activity Guide Base Ten rubber stamps set
of 5 25 Base Ten mat papers 60 Base Ten flats 300 Base Ten rods 600 Base Ten units 6 Base Ten cubes Base Ten virtual manipulative Graph paper 6 VersaTote storage
containers
Toiletries such as sprays and pressurized
containers including shaving
foam and spray deodorants, all types
of pastes, including toothpaste, gels, including hair and shower gel and any other solution
of similar consistency are all to be treated as liquids.
In early April city council members, at a vote
of 8 - 1, passed an ordinance that prohibits single - use plastic bags, expanded polystyrene (
foam) food
containers, packing peanuts, and plastic straws!
Even takeout
containers can be friendlier to the environment when they are made from corn or pulverized sugar - cane fibers instead
of petrochemical
foam.
From the broad mandate
of PlaNYC, to the striking rethinking
of city streetscapes, down to one
of his final accomplishments, the banning
of plastic
foam food
containers, former Mayor Bloomberg's environmental accomplishments were huge.
LeBlanc is kind enough to note my criticisms
of shipping
container architecture in the article, where I go on about them being «too small, too expensive, and too toxic»; Daniel Kroft
of Giant Containers rebuts them, noting that they have lots
of steel lying around to reinforce openings, air conditioning is easy with modern mini-split units, and spray -
foam insulation does wonders at keeping it all airtight.
... and mixed a half
of a
foam brush full
of it with a little bit
of water in a Frog painters tape
container....
Instead
of filling the basket completely with pinecones, place an unseen filler in the basket, such as a block
of florist
foam or a smaller overturned
container.
You will need a
foam block to place inside
of your floral
container.
To cover the bottoms
of the inside
of each
of the
containers, I cut white
foam to size and just pushed it in.
Pick up pink parrot tulips with a touch
of green in them, fuchsia roses and open and closed Asiatic lilies, arrange in a white square
container with floral
foam inside and voilà!