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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

For Teachers 7th - 9th
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) is an interesting and somewhat publicized environmental problem. A swirling soup of trash up to 10 meters deep and just below the water surface is composed mainly of non-degradable plastics. These...
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Spark!lab: Make Plastic [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to make biodegradable plastic using common ingredients found right in your kitchen. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]