Designing Solutions for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Day 1
In this 1st lesson in a series of 3, students learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. They create a model and write and defend a claim about humanity's ability to mitigate the problem. This lesson gives students the ability to actively engage in the learning process, think critically, and focus on real world problem solving.
The links to lesson 2 and 3 are included along with resources.
Lesson Grade Level
6th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qXSGeByb0cH4-NxjZYMIG94Ev5QPe3vW/edit?u…Subject Area
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