Turning the Tide on Trash | Marine Debris Program

Marine Debris Curriculum.

Turning the Tide on Trash is a learning guide on marine debris. This set of lesson plans and background information introduces educators, students and researchers to the topic of marine debris. The interdisciplinary education guide is designed to provide maximum flexibility in the classroom: it can be used as a stand-alone teaching tool or to supplement work in other subject areas. Appropriate for grades K-12.

Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum

Education Tags:

Marine Debris Topics:

• Types and Sources

• Impacts

• How to Help

Audience:

Subject:

• Math

• Language Arts

• Social Studies

• Earth Science

• Physical Science

• Life Science

Special Categories:

• Citizen Science

• Cleanups & Waste Audits

• Student Advocacy

• Research

• Class Discussion

• Scientific Method

• Action Project

NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:

• PS1: Matter and Its Interactions

• LS2: Ecosystems

• LS4: Biological Evolution

• ESS2: Earth’s Systems

• ESS3: Earth and Human Activity

• ETS1: Engineering Design

NOAA Regions: • Alaska • Gulf of America • Mid-Atlantic • Pacific Islands • Pacific Northwest

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

Last updated Wed, 03/20/2024 - 05:24 pm EDT