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Ocean Adventures: Debris Dilemmas - KQED and Ocean Futures Society
Grades
5 to 8
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This lesson explores a large amount of debris that washes up on the most remote islands in the world and the effect of this garbage on ocean animals. The lesson ...more
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This lesson explores a large amount of debris that washes up on the most remote islands in the world and the effect of this garbage on ocean animals. The lesson features the video, "Trash on the Spin Cycle" and includes pre-viewing activities, focus questions, and post-viewing questions. Be sure to also check out the many additional resources included on the site. Viewing the video requires flash which is not available on all browsers; however, the lesson plan can be modified by using other available videos.
tag(s): environment (249), oceans (144)
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Bookmark and save this lesson to use during your units on oceans or the environment. Share on your interactive whiteboard and watch together as a class, or include a link on classroom computers for students to view on their own. Instead of having a pre-made vocabulary list for your unit, have students create a word cloud of the important terms they learn from this site using a tool such as WordClouds, reviewed here, or WordItOut, reviewed here. Enhance your students' video experience by using EdPuzzle, reviewed here, to insert questions directly into specific portions of the video. At the end of your lesson, ask students to create a presentation using Sway, reviewed here. Sway offers the ability to create interactive presentations using drag and drop features to include images, text, video, and more.
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