An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris

An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris.

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.

An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris

An Educator's Guide to Marine Debris Lesson Plans

Education Tags:
Marine Debris Topics:  
• Types and Sources  
• Impacts  
• Microplastics  
• Solutions  
• How to Help  
Audience:  
• Grade 3-5  
• Grade K-2  
• Grade 6-8  
• Grade 9-12  
Subject:  
• Math  
• Language Arts  
• Social Studies  
• Earth Science  
• Life Science  
Special Categories:  
• Working with Data  
• Cleanups & Waste Audits  
• Student Advocacy  
• Research  
• Outdoor Activity  
• Class Discussion  
• Spanish  
• Action Project  
• Models  
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:  
• LS2: Ecosystems  
• LS4: Biological Evolution  
• ESS2: Earth’s Systems  
• 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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