Lesson 1
  What is marine debris?
  What kind of trash become marine debris?
     
Lesson 2
  Why is there trash in the ocean and how did it get there?
     
Lesson 3
  Marine debris biodegradable timeline
     
Lesson 4
  So, is marine debris bad?
  What are marine animals?
  What does marine debris do to marine animals?
  What does marine debris do to human?
  What does marine debris do to the ocean environment?
     
Lesson 5
  Why is marine debris everyone's problem?
  How debris travels in the Pacific Ocean?
  What are the garbage patches?
     
Lesson 6
  What can we do to stop marine debris?
     
Lesson 7
  Learn about marine debris through posters
     
Lesson 8
  Learn about marine debris through games
  Reading room
     
Lesson 9
  Trash and marine debris clean-up safety procedures
  Marine debris survey tools
  "Exit survey" at Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan
  "Arrival survey" at Ocean Shores, WA
 
 

Lesson 1
  What is marine debris?
  What kind of trash become marine debris?
     
Lesson 2
  Why is there trash in the ocean and how did it get there?
     
Lesson 3
  Marine debris biodegradable timeline
     
Lesson 4
  What does marine debris do to marine animals?
  What does marine debris do to humans?
  What does marine debris do to the ocean environment?
     
Lesson 5
  Why is marine debris everyone's problem?
  Warming climate reveals and advances downstream flow of debris.
  Correlation between the type of plastic and depth in the ocean
     
Lesson 6
  How debris travels in the Pacific Ocean
  What are "garbage patches"?
  Marine debris "exit survey" at Miyako Island, Okinawa, Japan
  Marine debris "arrival survey" at Ocean Shores, WA
   
Lesson 7
  Visualizing the hidden life on marine debris through a microscopic lens
     
Lesson 8
  Re-imagining marine debris and local trash in remote areas.
What you can do with marine debris after beach cleanup?
     
Lesson 9
  Help spread awareness by making your own posters and signs
     
Lesson 10
  Japan tsunami debris
  General overview of Japan tsunami debris
  Tsunami debris at Ocean Shores, WA
     
Lesson 11
  What can we do to stop marine debris?
  2 basic approaches to help keep beaches clean
     
Lesson 12
  Trash and marine debris clean-up safety procedures
  Marine debris survey tools
     
Lesson 13
  Environmental terms & definition

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