About This Lesson
Activity: Plastic in my watershed
- Description | 1 hour
- Media: We all live in a watershed, no matter how far we are from a body of water! Discover different sources of plastic pollution in a watershed, and learn why plastic pollution matters. Then, take up a challenge and match different plastic pollutants to their potential sources.
- Activity: Investigation - Students use their mapping skills to find their watershed on a map. After taking a screenshot, they search for sources of plastic and mark them on their map with symbols. At the end of the activity, students critically reflect on how plastic enters their local waterways.
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About Ocean School
This is a free educational resource from the Canadian Government about the ocean, through the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University and the National Film Board of Canada. Ocean School provides free, media-rich, ocean-based resources in multiple subjects for students in grades 5–12. Created by educators, scientists and storytellers, these interactive learning materials help students understand our influence on the ocean and the ocean’s influence on us.
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Please note: Ocean School activities are not stand-alone lessons (they do not cover all aspects of one topic or subject) but instead supplement learning through dynamic and engaging experiences.
