K-12
These are excellent resources that have a number of lessons that are at different grade levels.
Save Our Seas - lots of great activities to help students understand the ocean and the impact humans have on natural systems. Created by the California Coastal Commission.
Monterey Bay Aquarium - inquiry-based curriculum to engage students that is NGSS aligned.
Plastic Pollution Coalition - links to different curricula organized by grade level; they have excellent resources to learn more about the plastic pollution problem and solutions.
An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris - a collection of resources created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to help teachers understand and teach about plastics in the ocean.
Students for Zero Waste Week - this week long Zero Waste campaign is sponsored by NOAA in March and April. Check this out for great resources.
K-5
K-3
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Ocean of Plastics Unit - a 4-week unit focused on helping kids understand the connection between single-use plastic bags and the ocean's health. Designed by Plastic Pollution Coalition.
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K-4
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6-8
Science
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Engineering for Good: Plastic Solutions - A 3-week unit where students design a solution to the plastic pollution problem. NGSS aligned. Available through PBS Learning.
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Science
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Debris Investigation Kit -1 day; investigate water samples from the North Pacific Gyre and track plastic pollution
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Any
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Zero Waste Challenge - works well with science units on resource use, human impact, oceans, and Engineering for Good (see link above). Content could be linked to math or language arts as well through data and statistics analysis or writing prompts.
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9-12
Science
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Central North Pacific and the Great Garbage Patch - includes lessons on the Physics of Flotsam, the Plastic Journey, Plastic Micro-debris, and Garbage
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