How Much Plastic Is in the Ocean?

• This video on plastic pollution explains why plastic is in our oceans, how much plastic pollution goes into the oceans, and what happens to it as it breaks into smaller pieces over time.
• The video gives tips for how we can help keep plastic out of our oceans by buying less plastic, using less plastic, recycling or donating items, rethinking how we use plastic, repairing items instead of replacing them, and refusing to use single-use plastic when possible.

Positives

• This video provides a clear and concise overview of plastic pollution.
• The video inspires action by giving tangible steps students can take to reduce their consumption of plastic and help minimize plastic pollution in our oceans.
  

Additional Prerequisites

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Differentiation

• This video could be used in a science class when learning about the oceans, water pollution, the water cycle, or human impacts on the environment.
• This video could be used to inspire students to take action in their own lives and teachers could expand on this by having students journal about or track the changes they make in their everyday life.
• Students could also use this video as inspiration to create posters, social media posts, videos, or presentations to share the 6Rs from the video in their own way.
• Using the action steps presented in the video, teachers could work with students to create a plan for reducing plastic use in the classroom or at school.
• Other resources related to plastic pollution include Why We Need to Stop Plastic Pollution in Our Oceans For Good, Why Plastic Pollution Is Even Worse Than You Think, and 30 Days Without Single-Use Plastic.
• This video could be connected to the water cycle using resourced like How Do Oceans Circulate? and Essentials of Environmental Science: The Water Cycle and Water Pollution.

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