{"id":3430,"date":"2026-08-03T13:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/?page_id=3430"},"modified":"2026-08-03T14:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T21:08:35","slug":"oceans-plastic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/science\/environment\/oceans-plastic\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Oceans + Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-b6vo9y-711592265b809d7aa69bda80b55cb08c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-y2a5y-8c1718906f006c0967e36be70d36211f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975\">\n#top .flex_column.av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mqqvtc7j-0edee5f9144fd8b4de7a3801e3a53975 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-77quqe-750a065a7c5ea1ca4d2166b2f9edb522\">\n.avia-image-container.av-77quqe-750a065a7c5ea1ca4d2166b2f9edb522 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-77quqe-750a065a7c5ea1ca4d2166b2f9edb522 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-77quqe-750a065a7c5ea1ca4d2166b2f9edb522 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3435 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3435 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-300x188.jpg\" alt='' title='wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash'  height=\"188\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-1030x644.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-1500x938.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash-705x441.jpg 705w, https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/wexor-tmg-L-2p8fapOA8-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6gqf0m-b63f1a6afb48e786955eaffd1ce02990\">\n#top .flex_column.av-6gqf0m-b63f1a6afb48e786955eaffd1ce02990{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-6gqf0m-b63f1a6afb48e786955eaffd1ce02990{\nmargin-top:10px;\nmargin-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-6gqf0m-b63f1a6afb48e786955eaffd1ce02990 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4ld7x2-130922b6581fb872ddf659f07bbd32e4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-4ld7x2-130922b6581fb872ddf659f07bbd32e4 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-4ld7x2-130922b6581fb872ddf659f07bbd32e4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nature Is Speaking \u2013 Pen\u00e9lope Cruz is Water | Conservation International (CI)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fwV9OYeGN88?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nature is Speaking - Jason Momoa is The Wave\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GpNeGuP-_Gc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nature Is Speaking \u2013 Harrison Ford is The Ocean | Conservation International (CI)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rM6txLtoaoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Activity One &#8211; Why are oceans and waterways important?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Get into groups of 2 or 3. Your task is to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\" style=\"color: #000000\">Find two interesting facts about the world&#8217;s oceans, rivers and lakes to share with the class.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\" style=\"color: #000000\">Write these facts on the board.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\">Video:\u00a0 The Ocean is Life<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadac3.ca\/en\/video\/sam-ford-fiord-nunavut\/\">https:\/\/canadac3.ca\/en\/video\/sam-ford-fiord-nunavut\/<\/a>\u200b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\">\u200b<\/span><br class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\" \/><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\" style=\"color: #000000\">Watch the video &#8211;\u00a0Why the Ocean Matters\u00a0(National Geographic)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why the Ocean Matters\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9nerqYEViRM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">In your groups come up with some ideas about what is happening to the world&#8217;s oceans.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA | The Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6vgvTeuoDWY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>Group Task:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/07\/Oceans-Lesson.pdf\">Oceans Lesson<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong class=\"ms-rteFontFace-3 ms-rteFontSize-4\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Where does plastic come from?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Brief History of How Plastic Has Changed Our World | National Geographic\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQdBag_p6kE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Plastic? | Brain Waves Episode 1\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZA7bcm4adE8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Majestic Plastic Bag - A Mockumentary\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GLgh9h2ePYw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"People free sea lion entangled in garbage\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oX9NmS6leqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ROW9F-c0kIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extranewspapers.com\/newspaper-template-pack-word-school\/\">https:\/\/www.extranewspapers.com\/newspaper-template-pack-word-school\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/Plastic-Education-Middle-Unit-Plan.pdf\">Plastic Education &#8211; Middle Unit Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/08\/Middle-School-STUDENTS-Workbook.pdf\">Middle School STUDENTS Workbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceanschool.nfb.ca\/\">https:\/\/oceanschool.nfb.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1va9py-c83ac62efcb751af6de3c15d608746b5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":3370,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bg_child_page_menu_hide":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3430","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3430"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3489,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3430\/revisions\/3489"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hub71.ca\/erudolph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}