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What are the "Where/What/Who/When/Why and How" of the Anthropocene?
This lesson is a "case study" of the Anthropocene. Other activities (DiB, group participation...) will add support to the lesson.
Warm Ups, etc.:
Instruction, Presentations, Assignments, Activities, etc:
1. What are the "Where/What/Who/When/Why and How" of the Anthropocene?
Activities, Assignments, Etc.
Hydrosphere - Plastics and Microplastics:
1. Students are given one of a variety of articles regarding plastic pollution in the oceans.
(printer friendly versions of some found in teacher's Google Drive)
Plastic pollution
Microplastic pollution
Larvaceans & Microplastics (econ)(MBARI)
2. Students complete a Case Study Summary of their article
3. Students the pair/small group (based on topic) and share with one another.
4. The group then composes a group summary/diagram to share with the other groups.
Web Resources:
Pacific Garbage Patch, Birds and Plastic, Problem with Marine Pollution
Larvaceans & Microplastics (econ)(MBARI), Microplastics in Rivers, Microplastics in Salt, Microplastics in Poop
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