How trash moves around the ocean (Primary) - Lesson One

Lesson 1 - How does trash enter the ocean and rivers?
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Lesson One – How does trash enter the ocean and rivers? This lesson covers the different ways trash enters the ocean. Learning activities:  Writing and discussion exercises on what has been learned.

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Time: 45 minutes

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Lesson 1 - How does trash enter the ocean and rivers?

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

This lesson is provided by Sea Shepherd. Sea Shepherd is a marine conservation organisation with a mission to protect the ocean and marine wildlife.  Sea Shepherd works globally on a range of issues impacting the ocean, running numerous direct action campaigns each year.  Ocean pollution is one area Sea Shepherd is addressing in order to protect marine wildlife.
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Slide 2 - Tekstslide

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What pollution can you find
in the ocean?

Slide 3 - Woordweb

Ask students “What do you think pollution is, and which types of pollution do you think you will find in the ocean?”
Ocean pollution comes in many different forms, from chemicals, oil spills, noise pollution, fishing gear, wood, metal, glass and paper to plastics.




Introduction to IUU fishing and the impact of overfishing.
How does pollution end up in the ocean?

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Ask students “How do you think pollution ends up in the ocean?”
Illegal Fishing
Illegal fishing means that the fishermen enter the territorial waters of a country or regulated marine zone without permission or without a license for the fish they intend to catch.

They are stealing from these waters.
HOW DOES TRASH ENTER THE OCEAN?

Down the drain

Dumped on the streets and parks

Slide 5 - Tekstslide

Down the drain:  Some plastics and chemicals are washed down household drains.  For example, micro plastics like micro beads, glitter and microfibers from clothes, and cleaning products.
Dumped on streets, parks, or school grounds: The wind or rain blows and moves it into stormwater drains, creeks and rivers, eventually leading to the ocean.
Ask students for examples of what they think goes down the drain or is dumped on the ground?

Illegal Fishing
Illegal fishing means that the fishermen enter the territorial waters of a country or regulated marine zone without permission or without a license for the fish they intend to catch.

They are stealing from these waters.
HOW DOES TRASH ENTER THE OCEAN?

Left on the beach

Tourists leave behind

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Left on beaches: Visitors to beaches leave behind their rubbish, which is washed into the ocean with the tide, or blown into the ocean by the wind.
Some tourist destinations are island nations with limited ability to manage waste.  Visiting tourists leave behind their waste for locals to remove. Rubbish dumps are close to the water and the waste could wash into the ocean during storms.
Ask students for examples on what they think might be left on beaches.

Illegal Fishing
Illegal fishing means that the fishermen enter the territorial waters of a country or regulated marine zone without permission or without a license for the fish they intend to catch.

They are stealing from these waters.
HOW DOES TRASH ENTER THE OCEAN?

Dumped by factories

Dumped into waterways

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Pollution can be intentionally dumped into the ocean by individuals or companies in order to save money. Instead of disposing of rubbish or chemicals properly it is dumped into waterways or directly into the ocean.
Dumped by factories
Not all countries are set up with proper waste or hazard management facilities. There are still areas where factories simply dump their waste, chemicals and rubbish into rivers.
Dumped into waterways by communities
Not all countries are set up with proper household waste management facilities. When there are no waste removal procedures in place, communities will dump their rubbish into rivers for it to be taken away.

Illegal Fishing
Illegal fishing means that the fishermen enter the territorial waters of a country or regulated marine zone without permission or without a license for the fish they intend to catch.

They are stealing from these waters.
HOW DOES TRASH ENTER THE OCEAN?

Dumped overboard from ships

Lost overboard from cargo ships

Slide 8 - Tekstslide

Dumped overboard from ships – cruise ships
While cruise ships are required to manage their waste and offload it in port, some are still dumping their waste overboard when in international waters, where nobody is watching.  Dumping at sea saves them money.
Lost overboard from cargo ships – during storms containers fall overboard.
During severe weather and rough seas, it is possible for shipping containers to come loose and topple overboard. These may sink or break open and the contents gets into the ocean and may wash up on beaches.


How else does pollution end up in the ocean?

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Ask students if they can think of any other ways pollution ends up in the ocean?


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LEARNING ACTIVITIES

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