https://goo.gl/Qc57pk Plastic Paradise

Let’s Start with a Cartoon!

Not that kind of cartoon! I meant the political kind! Click on the thumbnail to view this cartoon. Look at the cartoon at your table and discuss the following questions: What do you see? What job does the cartoon do? What argument does it make? What story is it telling? What is the tone of the cartoon? What is the message?

Apply that same lense to an Image: What do you see? What job does it do? What argument does it make? What story is it telling? What is the tone of the image? What is the message?

1 What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Is there really an island of garbage out in the ocean?

View this slideshow on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from National Geographic HERE

Explore this text set related to the problem Explore this text set related to the problem. Then watch the trailer for “Plastic Paradise”. We will watch this documentary in class: How Stuff Works Why is the world’s biggest landfill in the Pacific Ocean? How the Increasing Plastic Debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch May Alter the Ocean’s Ecosystem

Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the earth four times.

Where is the biggest garbage dump on earth? Is this for real? How Big Is the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch"? Science vs. Myth

Analyzing Infographics 2 Analyzing Infographics

“We’ve created a new man-made ecosystem of plastic debris.” Elizabeth Lopez, Marine Scientist

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Some Questions to Consider When Reading Infographics Go back and take another look with these questions in mind: How does the author demonstrate authority or knowledge of the subject? Is the information reliable? How can you tell? How do specific visual elements support understanding or analysis? What is the author’s purpose? What is the specific topic of the infographic?

Let’s talk about water bottles 3 Let’s talk about water bottles

Place your screenshot here Watch this video:

Life Cycle of a Water Bottle Sketchnotes

Life Cycle of a Water Bottle Sketchnotes Add your sketchnote to this shared slide deck, then take a digital gallery walk.

42,600,000,000 Whoa! That’s a big number! 42.6 billion water bottles were sold in 2010 Like big numbers? CLICK HERE

HYPERDOC: Water Bottles 1. Click here for the HYPERDOC 2. Click here to add your thoughts to PADLET 3. Click here to SUBMIT Water Bottle Hyperdoc by Kristen Berg

Let’s talk about your face wash. 4 Let’s talk about your face wash.

The President Signs A National Microbead Ban Microbeads are tiny plastic beads that have commonly been added as abrasives to health and beauty products such as exfoliating face washes and toothpastes, and are designed to wash down the drain. Click HERE

5 Take Action

Explore this text set related to possible solutions: How Stuff Works Why is the world’s biggest landfill in the Pacific Ocean? Could We Clean up the Great Patch? Upcycled Plastic: the REUSE from Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Smithsonian Fighting Plastic from Every Angle Be sure to check out the additional links in the sidebar on this one. 5 Simple Things you can do for the Ocean Fishing for Plastic: Science in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch DOGO News Twenty-year-old Boyen Slat Takes on… Will ‘Recycled Island’ Finally Become a Reality Will this Plastic Eating Bacteria Save or Harm our Environment

Solution to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Click HERE for the TED Talk Page Submit your page HERE

When did we become a “Plastic Society”?

Choose Your Own Adventure Create a how-to video on an upcycled plastic craft Create a PSA to decrease one-time use plastic habits Create a photo essay of the role of plastic in your life Make a commercial for bottled water emphasizing the hoax that is “Garbage Island” Upon completion of your project, you will earn this badge:

Credits Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free: Presentation template by SlidesCarnival Hyperdoc by Heather Marshall www.middleschoolmind.com Water Bottle Hyperdoc by Kristen Berg For more Hyperdocs visit this Padlet

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