Educator Resources: Microplastics

Educator Resources: Where are those microplastics coming from and going?

Interactive Data Story: Where are those microplastics coming from and going?

Related Lessons

#7: Micro-Plastic Investigation in An Educator’s Guide to Marine Debris (by North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA))
Mitigating Microplastics (by Marie Kowalski, Oregon Sea Grant / Oregon State University)
Marine Debris: Fishing for Microplastics in Your Home (by Julie Masura, University of Washington – Tacoma)

Related Resources

Photo identification key for microplastic images
Polar Literacy Principle # 1 – The Arctic and Antarctic Regions are unique because of their location on Earth.
Polar Literacy Principle # 5 – The Poles are experiencing the effects of climate change at an accelerating rate.
“WHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled water” The Guardian, Mar 14, 2018
Beat the Microbead – Product List
NOAA Marine Debris Program – Office of Response & Restoration
- Quantification of Microplastics on National Park Beaches Report
- Selective Ingestion of Microplastics by Oysters: Exposure Assessment as a Predictive Tool for Assessing the Environmental Risk to Commercially-Important Bivalves Research project description

Teacher Webinar with Dr. Alexis Janosik (June 6, 2018)