If our school yard clean up taught us anything, it's that litter is a big problem! We could see that with the amount of garbage we collected on just one day.
But, what about pollution that we can't see? Or litter so small that we might miss it?
Last week, we read an article about Microplastics that threaten marine life in the Great Lakes. (See the article here: http://goo.gl/8pSXUw).
Browse the following website, then view the video under the heading The Problem with Microplastics.
http://5gyres.org/how_to_get_involved/campaigns-microbead/
Think about the following questions:
What are some new things that you learned? And why might this knowledge be important?
Did this article/video encouraged you to change your behaviour? Why or why not? If yes, how so?
But, what about pollution that we can't see? Or litter so small that we might miss it?
Last week, we read an article about Microplastics that threaten marine life in the Great Lakes. (See the article here: http://goo.gl/8pSXUw).
Browse the following website, then view the video under the heading The Problem with Microplastics.
http://5gyres.org/how_to_get_involved/campaigns-microbead/
Think about the following questions:
What are some new things that you learned? And why might this knowledge be important?
Did this article/video encouraged you to change your behaviour? Why or why not? If yes, how so?