NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter Archive

The NOAA Marine Debris Education Newsletter highlights marine debris lessons and educational resources and features upcoming events, art contests, and fun crafts. Subscribe now to start receiving quarterly education newsletters!

2024

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | February 2024 - Celebrate spring by making caterpillars and butterflies out of paper towel tubes. They make great props for read-alongs, life cycle lessons, or rainy-day crafting!

2023

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | December 2023 - Share SEA-sonal messages and fun facts with holiday cards made out of upcycled egg cartons!
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | August 2023 - Set strong habits for the new school year with a guide to refreshing your recycling routines.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | June 2023 - Hard to be-REEF you can reuse materials from around the house to make a colorful coral reef model, learning all about these sensitive and important ecosystems along the way!
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | March 2023 - Take care of the birds and reduce your waste by repurposing a plastic bottle into a hanging bird feeder!

2022

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | November 2022 - Explore a number of exciting new resources, as well as tips and tricks for bringing the annual NOAA Marine Debris Program art contest to life in your learning environment.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | August 2022 - Celebrate back to school with newly available resources and a fun pencil cup craft to stay organized all year long.  
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | June 2022 - Dive into new marine debris education resources, upcycle a plastic bottle into a self-watering greenhouse, and share your feedback to improve the Education Newsletter. 
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | February 2022 - Get tips and resources for teaching marine debris to young students, and build an egg carton ecosystem full of colorful insects and plants! 

2021

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | November 2021 - Check out the NOAA Marine Debris Program’s tips for low-waste holiday celebrations, including tinsel decorations from clean chip bags.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | August 2021 - Reuse those old T-shirts to make beeswax wraps or tote bags.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | May 2021 - Hit the beach while preventing marine debris by reusing clean food containers to make beach toys.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | March 2021 - Get creative with old, broken crayons by making them into candles or fresh, tie-dye style crayons.

2020

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | November 2020 - Explore the many digital options for marine debris learning, from webinars to a virtual bolus analysis. 
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | August 2020 - Learn about how communities all around the world combat marine debris through a variety of activity books, curricula, and blogs. 
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | May 2020 - Turn an egg carton into a beautiful bouquet of flowers!
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | January 2020 - Don’t waste those paper towel rolls, turn them into festive snowflakes!

2019

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | October 2019 - Go really green and make a greenhouse out of a two-liter bottle.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Education Newsletter | August 2019 - Repurpose out-of-date calendars by making them into colorful envelopes.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Educator Newsletter | April 2019 - Turn the tide on trash with an interactive Trash Traits lesson.

2018

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Educator Newsletter | August 2018 - Keep your school supplies organized with an upcycled pencil holder. 
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Educator Newsletter | June 2018 - Help spread the message about marine debris prevention and beautify your school at the same time by creating a community marine debris mural!
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Educator Newsletter | March 2018 - You can save more than change with this upcycled plastic bottle piggy bank.

2017

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Educator Newsletter | November 2017 - Make a watershed model to show how debris can travel from inland to the ocean.
• NOAA Marine Debris Program Educator Newsletter | August 2017 - Put some of your old plastic bags to use and help students see firsthand why sea turtles and other animals often mistake plastic single-use bags in the ocean for food.