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To The Rescue: Simple Machines
GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description:
In this lesson, students will learn how plastic toys, accidently dumped in the ocean, have traveled to faraway places. They will use geography skills to map the ducks and then engineer a solution to this real-world problem. This lesson has adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).
Author:
Heather Jones
Grade Range:
2
Duration:
5 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions:
Teacher Instructions
Student Materials:
Student Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
Too Much Plastic in the Ocean PowerPoint
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners:
Vocabulary Cards
Vocabulary Test
Related Links:
The Ocean Cleanup
Standards
National Geography Standards:
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
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