Section outline

  • Kia ora...This week we will examine how coast lines are changing and may affect  new Zealand due to the influence of the Pacific Garbage Drift.

    Achievement Objectives: Understand that events have causes and effects.Understand how formal and informal groups make decisions that impact on communities.

    Big Idea: Wet and Wild

    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    • determine what is the Pacific Garbage Drift and its history of origination
    • Analyse the journey of plastic from factory to oceans:
    • Examine what is consumer responsibility
    • Examine the impacts of plastic pollution in the ocean
    • Find possible solutions to reduce this problem.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • Understood the cause and impacts of Pacific Pacific drift on oceans and coastlines.

    Activities:

    1. Define what is Pacific Plastic Drift also known as the garbage patch of the pacific ocean. Research your answer.
    2. Provide a map to determine the location and size of the garbage patch.
    3. See images on white board of what this plastic drift looks like. How do you feel about this issue,
    4. Research when was the plastic drift first discovered and whom is responsible for this global pollution activity.See this video and provide your views:
    5. Video for pacific garbage patch drift
      Ghost nets can drift in the ocean for years, trapping animals and causing injuries, starvation and death ...
      29/10/2019


    6. Show a graph that highlights this problem . Discuss what the graph means.
    7. What impacts do you think plastic pollution creates to marine life/ oceans/air and coastlines. Discuss with images. Discuss the impacts this garbage patch will have on NZ coastlines. Predict what could happen.
    8. See picture of Indonesian man on kayak in the middle of plastic pollution in pacific. What do you think are the two possible reasons he is there!
    9. With a flow chart discuss the journey of plastic from factories to oceans. Discuss your views here as well.
    10. Provide ways in which plastic can be reduced and also ways of this not entering the ocean.
    11. Create a word ban with definitions that include: biodegradable/photodegradable/consumer awareness/ pollution/

    Homework:
    Write here...



    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING...key words that link with Ocean and Coast such as coastal-belt, aquatic life, ecosystems, protection and preservation, tourism, recreation
    • We are EXPLORING...to research the map of NZ coastal belt and the many activities that are found that brings benefits to us
    • We are EXPLORING...o research how our oceans support people through economic activities and leisure