Activity: The plastic cycle
Description | 1 hour
Media: Plastic is everywhere, and as water and carbon cycle around the planet, plastics cycle around too. This interactive infographic outlines how plastic moves through the environment. First, learn about the plastic cycle. Next, dive into an ecosystem to discover how plastic enters the food chain.
Activity: Comic - Using facts and images from the interactive experience, students use their communication skills to create a comic that illustrates their understanding of how plastic cycles through the environment.
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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.
French
This resource is available in French.
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.
