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Activity: Between a rock and a hard place
Description | 1 hour
Media: Join us as we head out on a hunt for ghost gear. Learn how ghost gear results in microplastics that are eaten by animals at every level of the food chain. Then head over to a living laboratory with Chelsea Rochman to study where microplastics go in an ecosystem and how it impacts all the animals in it.
Activity: Plastic invasion - Whether plastic sinks or floats, it spells trouble for animals in the ocean. They can get entangled in it, cut themselves, or think it's food and try to eat it! In this activity, students use their critical thinking skills to explore the many ways marine life can be affected by plastics in their aquatic home.
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About Ocean School
This is a free educational resource from the Canadian Government about the ocean, through the Ocean Frontier Institute at Dalhousie University and the National Film Board of Canada. Ocean School provides free, media-rich, ocean-based resources in multiple subjects for students in grades 5–12. Created by educators, scientists and storytellers, these interactive learning materials help students understand our influence on the ocean and the ocean’s influence on us.
French
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Please note: Ocean School activities are not stand-alone lessons (they do not cover all aspects of one topic or subject) but instead supplement learning through dynamic and engaging experiences.
