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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water Trash

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine how plastic waste affects the marine environment. They describe techniques that reduce plastic waste in this environment after examining plastic waste that accumulates in their own homes.
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Article
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World Economic Forum: What the World's Waste Does to People in Poorer Countries

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the serious global waste crisis, the problem of plastic waste, the issue of wealthy countries exporting their trash to less-developed ones, informal waste management practices, and electronic waste dumps. The article ends with...