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Plastic in the Pacific

Resource for Grades 5-12

KQED: Quest
Plastic in the Pacific

Media Type:
Video

Running Time: 9m 53s
Size: 16.2 MB


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QUEST: Plastic in the Pacific


Resource Produced by:

KQED

Collection Developed by:

KQED Public Television

Collection Funded by:

National Science Foundation

In this QUEST video produced by KQED, students examine the problem with the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Only about seven percent of the plastic used in the United States is recycled. Much of the rest ends up in landfills, or worse, oceans.

Supplemental Media Available:

Plastic Pollution Educator Guide (Document)

Sea of Plastic (Audio)

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