Let's Talk Trash

An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris.

In this lesson, students are introduced to marine debris and participate in a role-playing exercise acting as beachgoers, boaters, homeowners, factory managers, or managers of a waste disposal company. Students discuss their role and how they can manage or prevent marine debris. Students then make a commitment to decreasing their plastic consumption.

An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris was designed as a stand-alone teaching tool or to supplement lessons for educators in both formal and informal settings. Appropriate for students grades K-12, with a focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) objectives.

Lesson Plans
Let's Talk Trash: An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris, Lesson One
Education Tags:
Marine Debris Topics:  
• Types and Sources  
• Solutions  
Audience:  
• Grade 3-5  
• Grade K-2  
Subject:  
• Math  
• Language Arts  
• Earth Science  
Special Categories:  
• Class Discussion  
• Spanish  
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:  
• ESS3: Earth and Human Activity  
• ETS1: Engineering Design  

For citation purposes, unless otherwise noted, this article was authored by the NOAA Marine Debris Program.

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