Plastics engineering

Plastics engineering is like playing with Legos made out of something called plastic. You know how you can build cool things with Legos? With plastics engineering, people build things with special kinds of plastic that are really strong, durable, and useful in almost everything we use today.

But it's not just about playing with plastic Legos. Plastic engineers are very smart people who make sure that the plastic they use for making things is safe for people to use. They also try to make the plastic as eco-friendly as possible, which means it doesn't hurt the environment when people use it.

For example, plastic engineers might design a toy car made of a special kind of plastic that won't break easily. Or they might make a water bottle that won't leak and is safe to drink from. They might even design special plastics that can be used in hospitals or airplanes to make them safer for people to be in.

So imagine being able to make anything you need out of plastic, like toys, cars, water bottles, and even parts for airplanes! That's how amazing plastics engineering is. It helps us create things that we use every single day, and it's all because of a special kind of plastic and very smart people who know how to use it.