by Alice | Oct 15, 2024 | Educator Resource
A fact sheet that lists different types of plastics, what common products they are found in, the physical characteristics of the plastics, concerns related to the different types, and if they are commonly recycled products.
by Alice | Oct 15, 2024 | Educator Resource
A fact sheet that lists the average lifespan of plastic products, such as fishing gear, disposable diapers, and plastic bottles.
by Alice | Oct 15, 2024 | Educator Resource
A fact sheet about Albatross plastic ingestion on Midway Atoll. The fact sheet discusses how these endangered birds are being heavily impacted on a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
by Alice | Oct 15, 2024 | Educator Resource
The of how bath toys floated around the world after a cargo ship was hit by a storm. The story was pieced together by Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Oceanographer and beachcomber, adapted from the Alaska Seas and Rivers Curriculum, Alaska Sea Grant.
by Alice | Oct 15, 2024 | Educator Resource
A CoastWatch Curriculum background information sheet detailing what marine debris is, a brief history of plastic, how marine debris is transported around the ocean, how it is monitored, and the effects of this polution.
