Ocean Health Course

• This 4-module online course about ocean health focuses on the history of plastic, the production of plastic, its importance in the 21st century, and the environmental damage it causes in the ocean.
• The modules encourage awareness and empathy through storytelling and provide a broad understanding of the topic.

Positives

• There is an excellent video titled "A Brief History of Plastics" showing how plastics were used during and after WWII.
• The videos use sign language and descriptive narration to make them more accessible.

Additional Prerequisites

• You can click on "Explore Module 1" to preview the course.
• Teachers must register to gain access to the rest of the modules.

Differentiation

• This resource could supplement a chemistry lesson about inorganic vs. organic materials.
• This resource could enhance a classroom discussion on the economic incentives that lead to widespread plastic use around the world.
• This resource could augment a multi-day lesson on industrialization, its impacts on the environment, and how industrialization continues to shape our world today.
• This resource could support a classroom discussion on how governments could incentivize private companies to decrease their production of single-use plastic.
  

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