https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef Each text is available to you under your EPIC account en-us 2022-07-11 20:04:23 UTC 2022-07-15 01:31:55 UTC hello@padlet.com madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241241850 The Mess That We Made is written by Michelle Lord and it is a rhythmic illustration for students to see the pollution in our oceans and all the problems we have created with it and concludes with solutions and ways to solve our problem. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241241850 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241242613 Lobstah Gahden written by Ali Brydon and EG Keller is a cometic fictional text that describes a friendly, under-water neighborhood competition for the best looking garden. Unfortunately, both lobster's gardens are ruined by all the trash that ends up in the ocean. The plot shows the two lobster's working together to clean up the trash and promote making our oceans clean again. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241242613 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241243204 Alba and the Ocean Cleanup written by Lara Hawthorne depicts a fish who realizes that their home, a coral reef is not as vibrant and beautiful as it once was due to all the trash around it. Throughout the story Alba soon gets stuck inside a plastic water bottle and needs humans help to save her and her home from pollution. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241243204 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241244221 Ducks Overboard! written by Markus Motum explains the true story of thousands of rubber ducks being washed overboard from a storm and drifting around the world due to currents. This true story explains the effects of pollution and ways that currents carry trash throughout our oceans and pollute our waters. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241244221 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241244845 The Blue Giant by Katie Cottle is a story of the ocean asking a girl and her mother for help. Once the two see how polluted their surrounding ocean is, they take on the mission to clean up their beaches and have others come help. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241244845 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241245770 Plasticus Maritimus is a text written by Ana Pêgo that describes the plastic in our oceans as an "invasive species". It enlightens readers about the importance of our oceans and how plastic pollution is a serious problem. It offers ways for us to help. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241245770 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241246325 What a Waste by Jess French is like it says on the cover, actually made of responsibly sourced materials and soy ink. It promotes renewable energy resources, recycling and saving our oceans from the harmful pollution. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:23:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241246325 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241247699 Fish, a tale about ridding the ocean of plastic pollution by Brendan Kearney explains to children the growing problem about plastics in our ocean and solving it by the use of recycling. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241247699 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241249300 Water, Water Everywhere! Stop Pollution Save Our Oceans by Pfiffikus highlights the importance of our oceans accounting for 71% of our planet and how our conservation efforts can save the oceans from harmful pollution. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241249300 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241249724 Preventing Ocean Pollution by Natalie Hyde explains the many sources of pollution in our oceans and steps taken around the world to prevent it. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241249724 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241250328 Oceans of Plastic by Tracey Gray explains the devastating effects of pollution in our oceans and encourages students to become change-makers in their community by simple changes that can help our oceans. ]]> 2022-07-11 20:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241250328 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241288500 This is a wonderful resource that provides toolkits, instructional videos, pledges and more to learn about our effect on the ocean's pollution. ]]> 2022-07-11 22:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241288500 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241289047 This article on plastic pollution gives students more information on the problems we have with plastic in our oceans, highlighting specific animals and wildlife effected. ]]> 2022-07-11 22:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241289047 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241289526 Tour of a recycling center allows students to see the actual impact they have when they recycle their water bottle, paper, and more. It goes through a recycling center step-by-step and gives students tips on recycling.]]> 2022-07-11 22:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241289526 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241290075 This article provides 13 ways for students to save the Earth from pollution. Some ideas include a community cleanup, fish responsibility, and more. ]]> 2022-07-11 22:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241290075 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241290767 Be Plastic Clever by Amy and Ella Meek and foreward by Steve Backshall shows teen activists and what they are doing to combat pollution. It explains how they find their voice and speak up about this issue that inspires them to make a change in the world around them. ]]> 2022-07-11 22:54:03 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241290767 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241291446 This is a website that offers information, action, map of places kids have cleaned up in their community, a blog and many more resources for students to become advocates for fighting the harmful use of plastic in their own lives. ]]> 2022-07-11 22:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241291446 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241292888 A Planet Full of Plastic by Neal Layton explains how plastic is everywhere that we look, even when it shouldn't be. It offers insights on how you can help fight the battle with plastic, a non-biodegradable substance that is harmful to the world around us. ]]> 2022-07-11 23:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241292888 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241293510 The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling by Alison Inches portrays a new way to view plastic. Narrated by the water bottle itself, it shows the reader where plastic comes from and its journey throughout its life until it is recycled into something new!]]> 2022-07-11 23:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241293510 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241294484 The Tale of a Toothbrush by M.G. Leonard explains how a simple, everyday household object like a toothbrush is actually a big problem that effects our environment. Relating to student's lives, it shows how they can impact the environment and pollution in the world. ]]> 2022-07-11 23:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2241294484 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242018942 Tracking Trash by Loree Griffin explains our everyday household items such as toothbrushes and toys and how they can become trash that hurts our oceans. Through the use of scientific data, she explains our ocean currents and harmful effects of pollution in our oceans. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242018942 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242021233 This article explains the effects of pollution and best actions to control it in all of our habitats. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242021233 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242021677 This article explains the many causes of water pollution, the effects it has on our world and what you can do to help. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242021677 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242022730 This article shows the many types of plastic pollution - ways that one would never think of before. It gives fast facts for students as well as solutions to pollution. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242022730 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242023782 This article by TIME for Kids shows the many different forms that plastics appear in our world and how simple objects we use everyday such as straws have a dramatic effect on the trash in our oceans. It offers a read aloud option for students as well. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:28:38 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242023782 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242024486 This World Wildlife Fund Plastics Explainer is a pamphlet that informs readers about the statistics about plastics in our world and the damage that they are causing. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242024486 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242025612 This online resource provides teachers and parents with videos, actions and ideas for getting involved in making a difference against the plastic in our oceans. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242025612 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242026253 This virtual lesson explains ways in which students can "get to grips with plastics" through the Sea Monkey Project. ]]> 2022-07-12 18:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242026253 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242745792 Let's Investigate Plastic Pollution - On Land and in the Oceans by Ruth Owen invites students to "investigate" the problem of plastics in our world through discussion questions, facts, experiments, and imaginative activities. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:35:36 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242745792 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242746887 Plastic Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by Patricia Newman follows the expedition of scientists who studied the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" or a place in the Pacific Ocean where plastics and trash have gathered together at an alarming rate. Through samples and investigation, they discover what needs to be done to stop this pollution. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242746887 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242747751 One Plastic Bag - Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul tells a true story of an African woman who set out to clear her community of plastic waste and garbage. This inspiring story shows students the impact that they can have on the world around them. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242747751 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242749648 All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper explains the cause and effect of cities storm drains and the rivers, lakes and oceans near us. It promotes creating a cleaner and safer environment. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:44:33 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242749648 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242750238 This article by Allyson Shaw, a reporter for National Geographic Kids shows students what the problem with plastics in our oceans is causing and what we can do about it. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242750238 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242752847 I'm Not a Plastic Bag by Rachel Hope Allison is a graphic novel depicting the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the sad truth of pollution in our oceans. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242752847 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242753677 The Brilliant Deep by Kate Messner is a non-fiction text that shows the Coral Restoration Foundation's journey of protecting and growing back coral reefs that have been destroyed from pollution. ]]> 2022-07-13 16:54:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242753677 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242756061 Kids Fight Plastic - How to be a #2minutesuperhero by Martin Dorey highlights three missions that kids go on to fighting plastic waste at home, school and in their community. It inspires readers to act in their own lives and stop the problem surrounding plastic waste. ]]> 2022-07-13 17:00:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242756061 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242756886 Plastic by Daniel Nunn looks at what happens to plastics once they are thrown into the trash and alternative ways to use plastic instead. ]]> 2022-07-13 17:02:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242756886 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242760409 This lesson explains the problem with plastic pollutions and how they effect our oceans and what we can do to stop it. ]]> 2022-07-13 17:11:28 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242760409 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242761515 This lesson allow harmful ways that we are contributing to polluting our environment and ways we can take care of it instead. ]]> 2022-07-13 17:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242761515 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242763753 In this video, Amy and Ella Meek from the "Kids Against Plastic" initiative share ways to become plastic clever and solve our ongoing issue with plastic pollution and single-use plastics. ]]> 2022-07-13 17:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2242763753 madypercy https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2243768345 Eleanor Elkus discusses the growing issue of plastic in our oceans and what steps can be taken to solve it. ]]> 2022-07-15 01:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/madypercy/g3ccrt12ypcvdfef/wish/2243768345