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I will write some thoughts about this padlet. Padlet is easy to use, but the display gets messy very quickly.

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Shortest, simplest, most age-appropriate English language video to explain the concept of carbon footprint. Teachers still need to design a lesson plan which connects the concept of carbon footprint to the seasonality of fish.

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What is Carbon Footprint? - Environmental Science for Kids | Educational Videos by Mocomi

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A review Kahoot to teach the vocabulary and check comprehension of the concepts after watching the video "Washed Ashore". Play this kahoot with the set question order the first time. You can randomize the question order in replays.

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A wrap-up/review Kahoot. Modified version of a publicly available kahoot.

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Quizlet Set: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Quizlet Set: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Bilingual set to preview/review vocabulary in video

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Only 3 frames of captions, the rest of the video demonstrates the process of collecting, cleaning and constructing the artworks.

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Short animation showing the story of humans and marine life working together to clean up the oceans.

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Short animation showing the story of humans and marine life working together to clean up the oceans.

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No voiceovers and no captions. This short animation tells a story visually. Can be a useful exercise to let students watch and then retell the story in simple English or Chinese and translation.

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The voice of rescuer is muffled underwater, but the video has simple captioning. Teachers can translate or try to teach vocabulary. The video mostly imparts an emotional aspect to teach kids the importance of reducing plastic waste.

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Another warm and fuzzy, feel-good video showing the plight of marine life injured by plastic waste

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Another warm and fuzzy, feel-good video showing the plight of marine life injured by plastic waste

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Cute Baby Seal Won't leave His Rescuers!

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A feel-good, warm and fuzzy video about helping marine life.

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A feel-good, warm and fuzzy video about helping marine life.

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Video was filmed with helmet mounted GoPro; has voice of rescuer. Captions are added. Teacher may wish to translate captions or explain what rescuer is saying.

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Trailer for documentary: A Plastic Ocean

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Trailer for documentary: A Plastic Ocean

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The video supports comprehensibility of the voiceover. But teachers will still need to spend some time explicitly teaching vocabulary and phrases. Maybe the students also need some translation.

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A Plastic Ocean (3 min kids version, English)

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U3保護海洋生態環境 Protecting the Ocean  3-3生活減塑一起來- Single-use Plastic Reduction

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U3保護海洋生態環境 Protecting the Ocean  3-3生活減塑一起來- Single-use Plastic Reduction

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Explain to the students that they will need to keep a journal of the single-use plastics they use for each meal of the day over the course of a week (they could even include their whole family in the process!). They will likely be surprised to see how many times plastics are used in packaging. Explain that at the end of the week they will need to analyse their journals and create a pie graph to find out which type of single-use plastic has been used far too much that may eventually pollute the ocean. Ask students to make a pledge for themselves and for the environment. Choose one single-use plastic that they will try to avoid using now and in the future to reduce their plastic consumption. (e.g. the Pledge to Be Straw Free.)

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U3保護海洋生態環境 Protecting the Ocean  3-2化海廢為藝術-From Beach Trash to Ocean Art

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U3保護海洋生態環境 Protecting the Ocean  3-2化海廢為藝術-From Beach Trash to Ocean Art

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The students will use the trash collected from the beach to make the art works representing different sea creatures.  It is hoped that these art works would introduce an image of plastic pollution to an audience, and hence raise their awareness to avoid or reduce the use of plastic products and packaging.

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U3保護海洋生態環境 Protecting the Ocean  3-1大家一起來淨灘-Coastal Clean Up

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U3保護海洋生態環境 Protecting the Ocean  3-1大家一起來淨灘-Coastal Clean Up

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The students will learn about how much plastic trash washes up on our shores. A field trip to the local beach will be organized with the intention of picking up trash with tongs, gloves and big black plastic bags. The trash will then be returned to the school to be inspected, cleaned, and in the following class turned into art.

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U2塑膠誤食下肚 Plastic in our Seafood   2-3環保補魚永續海鮮-Sustainability

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U2塑膠誤食下肚 Plastic in our Seafood   2-3環保補魚永續海鮮-Sustainability

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The students will learn about sustainability regarding the overfishing of their local waters. We will use charts that show the types of fish to eat in the right season. The idea of importing food from around the globe will be discussed and the concept of what a carbon footprint is.

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U2塑膠誤食下肚 Plastic in our Seafood   2-1  海龜誤食塑膠袋-Plastic Consumption by Sea Creatures

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U2塑膠誤食下肚 Plastic in our Seafood   2-1  海龜誤食塑膠袋-Plastic Consumption by Sea Creatures

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The students will learn about how sea creatures mistake plastic for natural food and the devastating effects it has on marine life. They will conduct a week-long journal detailing the food they eat for each meal. Their results will be depicted using bar and pie graphs.

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U2塑膠誤食下肚 Plastic in our Seafood   2-2可再利用之塑膠製品-Reduce Your Use of Plastic

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U2塑膠誤食下肚 Plastic in our Seafood   2-2可再利用之塑膠製品-Reduce Your Use of Plastic

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The students will learn about reusing certain types of plastic items such as bottles and plastic bags. They will provide examples of how and where such items can be reused or replaced with something better. They will be encouraged to use portable chopsticks, plates, and cups that can be washed at home and reused whenever they eat out.

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The Effects of Ocean Pollution: Promo for Project Seavax

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The Effects of Ocean Pollution: Promo for Project Seavax

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Promo video with no voiceover, only text captions. Simple sentence structure, so its mostly comprehensible or easy for LET to translate.

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U1海洋裡的塑膠 Plastic in the Ocean 1-3塑膠垃圾量統計 A Reflective Consumer

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U1海洋裡的塑膠 Plastic in the Ocean 1-3塑膠垃圾量統計 A Reflective Consumer

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We will review both the previous two lessons and then analyze our findings from the week long plastic experiment running at school. The students will be required to use the data collected from the recycling bins to draw bar and pie graphs showing the types of plastic items being thrown away. Students will present their findings to the class about how much plastic garbage they have produced that may eventually pollute the ocean.

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ONLY USE PAGES 14-15: The table of plastic resin codes, and types of plastic products.
Chapter 3 "What Can We Do to Help?" on page 20 can be used in Units 2-2 AND 3-3

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The most Lexile appropriate book at Epic for Taiwanese 4th graders. Challenging but doable to read together. The concepts are easy, so most of the challenge will revolve around pronunciation and fluent reading.

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WWF website about replacing single-use plastic with reusable alternatives.

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WWF website about replacing single-use plastic with reusable alternatives.

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The video is only visual with captioning, like a trendy Buzzfeed video. The content is easy to comprehend. Below the video is a short article listing the top 10 eco-friendly swaps. Teachers probably need to teach the vocabulary: Swap, alternatives, substitute, use <object>  instead.  Review this video again in Unit 2-2  AND Unit 3-3

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In Australia, nearly 1.3 billion straws were used in 2020. They're lightweight, so once they're dropped or discarded, plastic straws easily blow into waterways and enter our oceans. Once in our oceans, they're extremely dangerous for our marine wildlife. Thankfully, these are now banned in most Australian states and territories, with a national ban complete by 2025.

2. Plastic drink stirrers

Cocktail stirrers are a fun accessory for drinks, but most are made from plastic and only used once before the novelty of them fades and they're thrown away. They end up in the trash, on our beaches and in our oceans.

What goes up must eventually come down. Helium balloons may be pretty, but they're also deadly. CSIRO research showsthey're one of the highest-risk plastic debris items for seabirds. And many balloons labeled as biodegradable simply aren't.

Did you know that 1.5 billion cotton buds are produced every day ? Sadly, many of these cotton buds end up in our oceans. Once the cotton tips dissolve, all that's left is essentially a small, rigid plastic stick which is easily ingested by birds, fish and other marine wildlife. These are already on the way out in Australia, with many states and territories including them in single-use plastic bans.

Plastic free alternatives: Fluid ear washes , bamboo cotton buds, organic cotton makeup pads or a reusable silicon swab. (And like my granny used to say - "Stick nothing in your ears smaller than your elbow!").

5 & 6. Coffee cups & lids

Eating out and getting takeaway often comes with more than just food. Plastic cutlery and plastic bags often come in the mix.

In Australia, plastic cutlery isn't easily recycled. Recycling machines generally can't sort them due to their shape, so many end up sitting in landfills for decades - potentially centuries. Plastic cutlery is now banned in many Australian states and territories.

910 million plastic cups are consumed every year in Australia. While lightweight and convenient, foam cups (made from polystyrene) can't be collected by most council kerbside recycling services and often end up as trash in landfills.

The good news is, polystyrene food containers are on the way out, with states and territories bringing in laws to ban them over the next few years. But single-use plastic containers are still everywhere, from supermarkets to our local cafes and take-away restaurants.

Plastic plates might be cheap and handy when hosting parties or at picnics or food courts, but once they're thrown away, they usually end up in landfills. Most recycling centres are unable to sort these plates due to their shape. These are also on the way out in many states and territories, but you can get ahead of the curve by switching to re-usables right now!

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10 worst single-use plastics and eco-friendly alternatives | WWF-Australia | 10 worst single-use plastics and eco-friendly alternatives | WWF Australia

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These are the 10 worst single-use plastics plaguing our planet - and here are some alternatives on what you can swap them with!

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U1海洋裡的塑膠 Plastic in the Ocean 1-2一次性塑膠的使用 Single Use Plastic

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U1海洋裡的塑膠 Plastic in the Ocean 1-2一次性塑膠的使用 Single Use Plastic

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The students will learn about single serve plastic items and how they're made and how they can be better recycled or not used at all. A field trip to the local supermarket will allow the students to look for the different types of plastic packaging using the codes assigned to varying types of plastic.

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Age-appropriate for native English speaking kids, but the Lexile level is too high for Taiwanese 4th graders. Be prepared to review this book with pre-reading strategies. Show the pictures and Q&A interact with students. ONLY USE ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGES 16-17 for this lesson. This book is 126 pages and takes 2-3 hours for native speakers to read. Other chapters and pages are useful for the remaining lessons in the curriculum. PLAN TO USE THIS BOOK AS THE MAIN TEXT RESOURCE FOR THE SEMESTER

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Age-appropriate for native English speaking kids, but the Lexile level is too high for Taiwanese 4th graders. Be prepared to review this book with pre-reading strategies. Show the pictures and Q&A interact with students. The teacher should re-tell the story with a simple narrative based on pictures. DO NOT READ VERBATIM, or it will be an English overload. Maybe use this book to follow up the kids' video on single-use plastic.

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Read Follow that Bottle!: A Plastic Recycling Journey on Epic

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Follow that Bottle!: A Plastic Recycling Journey kids' book from the leading digital reading platform with a collection of 40,000+ books from 250+ of the world's best publishers. Read now on Epic.

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TED-Ed video about 3 outcomes of discarded bottles- landfill, ocean pollution, & recycling

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TED-Ed video about 3 outcomes of discarded bottles- landfill, ocean pollution, & recycling

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The language, sentence structure, and some scientific content is too advanced for 4th graders. If you use this video, skip over the monomer/polymer chain part. Maybe just play the video on mute so the students can understand the concepts visually and not be scared of the complex English.

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What really happens to the plastic you throw away - Emma Bryce

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A video about single-use plastics that impact marine life

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A video about single-use plastics that impact marine life

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Most age-appropriate video. The scope covers the entire course--bottles, single-use plastics, marine life, re-usable products. Possibly a great introduction for the whole course.

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U1海洋裡的塑膠 Plastic in the Ocean 1-1塑膠瓶的旅程Life Cycle of a Plastic Bottle- ---

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U1海洋裡的塑膠 Plastic in the Ocean 1-1塑膠瓶的旅程Life Cycle of a Plastic Bottle- ---

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1.  This unit shows the students how a plastic item such as a bottle goes from production to the ocean and how we can prevent this from happening. We will introduce the week-long experiment about plastic that is used once then thrown away. All plastic used at school from meals will be put into a designated bin to be analyzed at the end of the week.