Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

 

This week, To-Go students practiced important skills used by Marine Engineers! Girls identified properties of different plastics, then applied this knowledge to a marine animal rescue device!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After watching a video about plastic pollution in our oceans, students discussed the larger problem of pollution’s effect on marine animals. Girls were challenged to design a device to collect plastic pollution from the ocean with minimal disturbance to the marine environment. Each table worked with various materials to construct their device. STEM Crew leaders encouraged students to think about how their device would work – its fuel source, what types of plastic it could collect, where it would store the collected plastics, and its effect on marine life. Each group presented their device to the class. At the end of the activity, students discussed the importance of decreasing plastic pollution and allowing future marine life to thrive.