Spotlight

A special collection from the NOAA Office of Education with materials for anyone working with students at home: Distance learning educators, homeschool teachers, and parents.

Download an assortment of puzzles, brain-teasers, and coloring activities for Grades 1-12. All activities are available for download and print!

Download an assortment of disciplinary lesson plans, units, and full curricula for Grades 1-12. All curricula and lesson plans are available for download and print!

Teaching and learning materials to introduce marine debris issues through background information and hands-on activities for educators and students.

Dive into these colorful fact sheets to learn about the types, sources, impacts, and solutions to marine debris throughout the Great Lakes.

This hands-on, standards-aligned curriculum helps students to think about types, sources, and impacts of plastic debris, as well as potential solutions.

Engage students in marine debris prevention with standards-aligned, project-based lessons from One Cool Earth.

This toolkit provides strategies, best practices, and examples of successful, student-driven campaigns to reduce single-use plastics.

This Marine Debris Prevention Best Practices Manual is a comprehensive guide to help establish lasting change on school campuses.

Students explore debris types of concern and identify ways to interrupt their escape into the environment with these lessons from Oregon Sea Grant.

Kids of all ages can learn about marine debris with these colorful, character-focused activity books from Prince George’s County, Maryland.

The 2024 Marine Debris Calendar is now available for download! Learn more about the annual NOAA Marine Debris Art Contest.

Interested in citizen science efforts but not sure where to start? This easy-to-use app will help you collect and analyze data about marine debris in your area. The Marine Debris Tracker App is managed by the University of Georgia.

Get helpful tips to reduce school lunchroom waste and support student responsibility through waste sorting stations in this video from One Cool Earth.

The first step to solving a problem is learning more about it. Learn what you can do to create change at school.