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• Plastic in the Oceans

  14 November 2023
• Describe


  The location of the plastic in gyres across the oceans
• Explain


  How changing our consumer habits can reduce the impacts of plastic pollution and help reduce species extinction globally
• GEOG your memory
• What type of radiation comes towards the earth from the sun?
• What is GNI?
• Name two natural causes of climate change
• How does deforestation causes climate change?
• Describe


  The location of the Eastern Garbage Patch
• Use the maps to explain


  Why plastic across Asia, Oceania and North America ends up in the Eastern Garbage Patch
• Eastern Garbage Patch


  Located in the Northern Hemisphere, West of the North America continent, East of the Pacific ocean, to the East of Hawaii
• Oceanographers recently discovered rubbish collected in Gyres
• Gyre


  A circular pattern of ocean currents
• Use the infographic to explain

  Why plastic stays in the ocean rather than being broken down
• Explain


  Why so many companies are trying to reduce their single-use plastic consumption/use
• Plastic ends up in gyres in the ocean due to the length of time it takes for plastic to break down
• A plastic bottle takes 450 years to break down
• Plastic ends up as micro-plastics rather than biodegrading
• Conflict Zones


  7th December 2023
• Scientists found that as plastic cannot be broken down naturally, it has been flowing from drains and rivers into the oceans
• We Are Learning To...
• From here the plastic had been collecting in the oceans and affecting ocean wildlife
• Agreed Learning Outcomes


  • Define key terms surrounding conflict zones
  • Understand the impact of conflict zones
  • Test ourselves on our individual knowledge on this lesson
• Key Terms


  • refugee
  • internally displaced
  • asylum seeker
  • migrant
  • political prisoner
• Micro-plastics


  Smaller pieces that plastic breaks into rather than biodegrading
• Conflicts can be extremely difficult to understand objectively
• All plastic that has ever been made is still on the earth, unlike natural products it can never be re-used in nature
• Many conflicts are rooted in long standing histories of dispute within regions
• Ocean species cannot tell the difference between living things (jellyfish, small fish, crabs) and floating plastic


  Animals end up eating large amounts of plastic
• Conflicts around the world can have very personal impacts on people
• It is important that we remain respectful, reflective and responsible for the things we say when talking about conflicts
• During the video answer the following questions:

  1. How have people been reducing their use of single-use plastics in their local area?

  2. How have people removed plastic from their schools, beaches and parks?
• A huge number of civilians have been affected by conflicts and we have a responsibility to remember this loss of life
• Useful further reading is recommended here
• Explain


  Why small changes in your habits could have a big impact on the planet
• Task: Using your devices, research the following definitions and key terms to complete your table

  1. Key Term

  2. Definition

  3. Example
• How many territorial disputes are there?
• What colours are in the Mali flag?
• Which country is Iran in dispute with?
• Civil War


  What is meant by a Civil War?