Sixth Grade

ONE WATER CYCLE: Ocean Trash - The Last Straw

Project Description 

In this course, students learn about human impacts on water ecosystems and explore opportunities to make a positive impact on the environment. Students will work in small teams to make Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos highlighting various topics including watershed pollution, microplastics, entanglement, and endangerment of marine wildlife. Students will learn about how ethos, pathos, and logos will empower their audience to make changes in their daily actions and strengthen the content of their PSA.


Essential Question

What are the main sources of pollution in our watershed? 


Vocabulary Words
Entanglement, Ingestion, Watershed, Hypothesis, Gyre

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