Marine Litter: “Searching for the usual suspects …at my beach”

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Beschreibung

Through the framework of marine litter problem, students will work on questions related to  sustainable consumption and waste management, as well as impacts and consequences on marine ecosystems contamination. Considering this, students from the different islands will collaboratively figure out solutions to improve community awareness and the implementation of measures/solutions concerning the marine litter problem. The resource provides teachers with a comprehensive set of tools, including ideas for community engagement, detailed lesson plans, strategies for sharing the project with a wider audience, and hands-on field activities.

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Wie Sie diese Ressource nutzen können

To use this resource effectively, educators can follow these steps:

1. Preparation: Familiarize yourself with the OSPAR guidelines in the document and gather necessary materials like gloves, bags, and sieves for the activity.
2. Implementation: Organize beach cleaning sessions, categorize the collected waste using the provided methodology, and analyze the data.
3. Awareness Campaigns: Guide students in developing campaigns to raise awareness about marine litter, its impacts, and reduction strategies.

This hands-on activity promotes environmental education and active participation in sustainability efforts. For details, refer to the full document: Marine Litter Guide. 

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Lernergebnisse

• Abfrage des Vorwissens und Weiterentwicklung von Wissen und Verständnis von Schlüsselkonzepten der nachhaltigen Bürgerschaft, wobei etablierte Weltanschauungen und Werte in Frage gestellt werden.
• Apply a range of suitable tools and frameworks to promote student Sustainability Citizenship.
• Collaboratively synthesise the knowledge, tools and frameworks to create educational materials and lessons plans adapted to their own local context.

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Grüne Kompetenzen

• Nachhaltige Werte verkörpern: Wertschätzung der Nachhaltigkeit; Förderung der Natur
• Komplexität in der Nachhaltigkeit berücksichtigen: Problemstellung
• Visionen für eine nachhaltige Zukunft: Futures Literacy
• Handeln für Nachhaltigkeit: Political Agency; Collective Action

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Creative Commons

Marine Litter: “Searching for the usual suspects …at my beach” by Margarida Gomes; Tânia Vicente; Renata Gonçalves, Patricia Romeiro (ABAE), Priscila Doran (NUCLIO) is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

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