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Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
Explain the impacts of ocean plastic pollution including:
- Explain the impacts of toxic chemicals and pathogens
- Explain the impacts on marine life
- Explain the impacts on marine habitat
- Explain the impacts on coastal communities
- Explain the impacts on climate change
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INTRODUCTION
About this lesson…
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Learning Objectives
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Impacts across all layers of biological function
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Impacts of ocean plastic pollution
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Video #1: A Plastic Ocean
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SECTION 1: IMPACTS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS & PATHOGENS
Video #2: Chemicals in Plastic
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Toxic chemicals & pathogens…
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Toxic chemicals attached to microplastics…
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Pathogens living on microplastics…
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SECTION 2: IMPACTS OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION ON MARINE LIFE
What are the impacts of ocean plastic pollution on marine life?
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What are the main ways marine life are affected?
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Impact on marine life by ingestion
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Video #3: Seabird’s Gut Full of Plastic Waste
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Impact on marine life by ingestion ‒ gulp feeding
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Video #4: Whale Gulp – Nature’s Great Events
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Impact on marine life by ingestion ‒ bioaccumulation
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Impact on marine life by ingestion ‒ it looks and smells like food
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Impact on marine life by ingestion ‒ it floats
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Impact on marine life ‒ entanglement
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Knowledge Check #5.1
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Knowledge Check #5.2
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SECTION 3: IMPACTS OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION ON MARINE HABITAT
Impacts on marine habitat
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Impacts on open ocean habitats
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Impacts on coastal habitats
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Impacts on coastal habitats ‒ dead zones
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Impacts on coral reefs
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Impacts on mangrove forests
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Impacts on rivers and freshwater ecosystems
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Ocean plastic is creating new communities…
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SECTION 4: IMPACTS OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION ON COASTAL COMMUNITIES
Impacts on coastal communities
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Impacts on coastal public health
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More on coastal public health
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Example of Disease Burden from plastics on public health
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Impacts on coastal environments
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Impacts on coastal economies
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Impacts on waste management
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Impacts on cultural & spiritual values
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SECTION 5: IMPACTS OF OCEAN PLASTIC POLLUTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Plastic, the carbon cycle, and climate change
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Impacts of ocean plastic pollution on climate change
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Impacts of plastic…
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Acknowledging ecological grief & anxiety
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Finding a path to Active Hope
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Active Hope: The Work That Reconnects
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Active Hope: Going forth to action!
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Video #5: The Hummingbird and the Forest Fire
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Keep going, don’t stop learning!
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QUIZ
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Lesson 5 – Final Quiz
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