The+Great+Pacific+Garbage+Patch

=Garbage Patch Activity #1: Introducing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch=
 * [|Too Much Plastic]
 * [|Science Show: Great Pacific Garbage Patch]
 * [|Digging into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch]
 * Plastic swallowed by albatrosses in the Pacific ocean - Hawaii: Message in the Waves - BBC
 * http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic.html

= = =Garbage Patch Activity #2: De-mystifying the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" (FAQ) Speed Research=
 * Title your next blank page, "Introducing the Great Pacific Garbage patch"
 * Answer the following questions on the right side
 * 1) How many plastic bottles does America throw away each hour?
 * 2) How many plastic bags does the world go through in one week?
 * 3) How much plastic wrap do we use in one year?
 * 4) How many pounds of trash do we add to the ocean in one year?
 * 5) What is a Gyre?
 * 6) Why is the North Pacific Gyre considered one of the largest ecosystems?
 * 7) Why is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch difficult to study and clean up?
 * 8) How many tons of trash are currently in the North Pacific Gyre?
 * 9) Is plastic biodegradable? Why?
 * 10) What does it mean when something photodegrades?
 * 11) How does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch affect Marine life?
 * 12) What can you do to make this situation better?
 * 13) Why is plastic unlike any other substance on earth?
 * When finished, freewrite on the left page for a while & share

Presentations: February 4th (CEC), February 5th (ECE)

 * Split the FAQs on [|this website] into groups.
 * Each group must quickly create an infographic that creatively represents your FAQ topic. Check out the following example infographics to get an idea of what's expected:
 * America's Fresh Food Movement
 * The Infographic of Infographics
 * **Important**: Keep in mind that this infographic should be neat, and creatively expressing the ideas mentioned on the FAQ page.
 * If your FAQ did not have a lot of information, it is necessary to include information from outside resources! Example: “What is the main debris type found in these patches?
 * Keep a running list of URLs used on the back of the infographic


 * Group 1
 * [|What are the “garbage patches”?]
 * [|Where are the “garbage patches”?]
 * [|Is there a “garbage patch” in the Atlantic Ocean?]
 * Group 2
 * [|Are the “garbage patches” the only areas where marine debris concentrates?]
 * Group 3
 * [|What is the difference between the "gyre" and the “garbage patches”? Or are they the same thing?]
 * Group 4
 * [|What is the main debris type found in these patches?]
 * Group 5
 * [|Can you see the “garbage patches” with satellite photos?] [|How big are the “garbage patches”?]
 * Group 6
 * [|Is debris cleanup feasible in the “garbage patches” and other areas of our oceans?]

http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/outreach/pdfs/101turntd_hi.pdf