Make Your Own Marine Debris Laws

Educator's Guide to Marine Debris: SE and Gulf of Mexico.
Unit 5 of Educator's Guide to Marine Debris in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico

The students will create their own laws and legal consequences concerning marine debris and identify the litter laws and legal consequences of litter in their own state.

The Educator's Guide to Marine Debris in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico is designed for educators in both formal and informal education situations. It is a regional introduction to three main categories of marine debris: litter; derelict or abandoned boats; and lost or abandoned commercial and recreational fishing gear. It is appropriate for grades 5-8.

Lesson Plans
Activity for Chapter 5 of the Educator's Guide to Marine Debris in the Southeast and Gulf of Mexico 
Education Tags:
Marine Debris Topics:  
• Solutions  
• How to Help  
Audience:  
• Grade 3-5  
• Grade 6-8  
• Informal  
Subject:  
• Language Arts  
• Social Studies  
• Earth Science  
Special Categories:  
• Research  
NOAA Regions:   • Gulf of Mexico  • Southeast

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

Last updated Thu, 05/16/2024 - 01:21 pm EDT