Trash Traits

A lesson plan for Turning the Tide on Trash

Marine Debris Curriculum.
Unit 1 of Turning the Tide on Trash

Students perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away. The effects of these characteristics on marine debris in the environment are then discussed.

Turning the Tide on Trash is a learning guide on marine debris. This set of lesson plans and background information introduces educators, students and researchers to the topic of marine debris. The interdisciplinary education guide is designed to provide maximum flexibility in the classroom: it can be used as a stand-alone teaching tool or to supplement work in other subject areas. Appropriate for grades K-12.

Lesson Plans
Trash Traits
Education Tags:
Marine Debris Topics:  
• Types and Sources  
Audience:  
• Grade 3-5  
• Grade K-2  
• Grade 6-8  
Subject:  
• Math  
• Language Arts  
• Earth Science  
• Physical Science  
Special Categories:  
• Working with Data  
• Scientific Method  
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas:  
• PS1: Matter and Its Interactions  
• ESS2: Earth’s Systems  

For citation purposes, unless otherwise noted, this article was authored by the NOAA Marine Debris Program.

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