Ocean Pollution & Harm
Identify ways humans harm the ocean — plastic pollution, overfishing, oil spills, and ocean acidification from carbon dioxide — and understand that most ocean pollution comes from land-based activities, not just ships
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If your child saw plastic washed up on a beach, could they explain where it came from, how it harms sea life, and name other ways humans damage the ocean like overfishing and pollution from factories?
Identify ways humans harm the ocean — plastic pollution, overfishing, oil spills, and ocean acidification from carbon dioxide — and understand that most ocean pollution comes from land-based activities, not just ships
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Check understanding
- Name at least three ways humans harm the ocean
- Explain that most ocean pollution originates on land, not from ships
- Describe how plastic pollution or overfishing specifically harms marine animals
“If your child saw plastic washed up on a beach, could they explain where it came from, how it harms sea life, and name other ways humans damage the ocean like overfishing and pollution from factories?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Ocean Life
- Age range
- Ages 9–11