Students learn about the issue of marine debris through the investigation of society's consumption habits, product design and the complexity involved in the degradation of everyday items. The extent of the marine debris problem is looked at through viewing the ocean as an ecosystem and learning about the food chain and ocean currents, while hands-on beach clean-up and data collection activities provide links beyond the classroom and encourage students to reflect on what it means to be sustainable. Student engagement is increased with creative and IT components being an integrative part of the unit.
Phase | Lesson | Lesson Plan | PowerPoint Presentation |
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ENGAGE | Lesson 1: What is marine debris? | View PDF | View PPT |
EXPLORE | Lesson 2: Plastic resin pellets | View PDF | View PPT |
Lesson 3: River rubbish | View PDF | View PPT | |
EXPLAIN | Lesson 4: A degrading experience | View PDF | View PPT |
Lesson 5: Plastic island | View PDF | View PPT | |
ELABORATE | Lesson 6: Plastic in our food | View PDF | View PPT |
Lesson 7: Beach clean-up activity | View PDF | ||
EVALUATE | Lesson 8: Sorting it out | View PDF | |
Lesson 9: Combating marine debris | View PDF | ||
CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS | Synthesising tasks: Cross-curricular activity | View PPT | |
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