Plastic pollution drawing

Lesson : 7 hrs 5 mins Lesson : 7 hrs 5 mins Plastics, Plastics, Everywhere Plastics, Plastics, Everywhere Students learn basic background information about the plastics crisis, including what defines plastics, where plastic pollution comes from, and how it gets into the ocean. Working together as part of a publishing team, they synthesize a variety of multimedia resources to create their own Ocean Plastics Movement Model explaining the forces that affect plastics on a global scale. This lesson is part of the Plastics: Image Plastic Buildup in the Bagmati River The Bagmati River runs through Kathmandu, Bagmati Pradesh, Nepal. The largest city in Nepal, and the country's capital, Kathmandu is dealing with issues of plastic pollution and sewage running off into a river on which thousands of people depend. Photograph by Ashley Cooper Students dive into ocean plastics with a video about the Midway Island albatrosses. They observe Midway's remote location and hypothesize how plastics could travel there. By comparing hypotheses, students consider what they need to know to understand the problem of plastic pollution. Finally, they are introduced to the unit project of developing their own National Geographic-style magazine on the issue of plastic waste. • Organize students into their publishing teams, which should be formed in advance of this activity (see the Setup section). • Project a map of Midway Island using MapMaker Interactive and zoom in on Kure Atoll, northwest of Hawaii...

2020 has been a year of stark realities. Among these stark realities is the recognition that our environment—in fact, the health of the planet we call home—is in danger. This danger is coming from multiple fronts; issues such as climate change, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss are all driving factors. Yet one such danger that has become increasingly pervasive in our ecosystems can be changed by simple human choice: the choice to reduce plastic pollution. Many of us are familiar with what plastic pollution looks like--media is full of images like a plastic straw being pulled from a sea turtle’s nose, a bird found dead with plastic blocking its airway, a beach riddled with plastic bottles. All these images are vivid examples of what plastic can do to our marine environment; however, the devastating impacts of plastic on our oceans are much more widespread and ever-increasing. Plastic is found everywhere—including The good news is that people across the world are taking action to combat plastic pollution in their own ways, and you can too! Check out our two plastic fact sheets below, educate yourself and your friends, and learn how you can make a difference. The Devastating Impact of Plastic Pollution on Our Oceans and on Marine Life