Section outline

  • Kia ora...This week we will examine how coast lines are changing 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: Sustainability

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

    • determine what is the Pacific age 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.
    5. Show a graph that highlights this problem . Discuss what the graph means.
    6. What impacts do you think plastic pollution creates to marine life/ oceans/air and coastlines. Discuss with images
    7. 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!
    8. With a flow chart discuss the journey of plastic from factories to oceans. Discuss your views here as well.
    9. Provide ways in which plastic can be reduced and also ways of this not entering the ocean.
    10. Create a word ban with definitions that include: biodegradable/photodegradable/consumer awareness/ pollution/

    Homework:
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    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

      • We are FOCUSING...on identifying and discussing the various human activities that contribute to environmental problems with the ocean and coastlines
      • We are FOCUSING...on explaining how/ when/why these problems occur and describe the impact it has onto both living and non living resources( ocean life included)
      • We are FOCUSING...deducing who is responsible for the environmental and clarfying what measures are currently taken
    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

      • We are FOCUSING...on identifying and discussing the various human activities that contribute to environmental problems with the ocean and coastlines
      • We are FOCUSING...on explaining how/ when/why these problems occur and describe the impact it has onto both living and non living resources( ocean life included)
      • We are FOCUSING...deducing who is responsible for the environmental and clarfying what measures are currently taken