In this Educator Training video, the viewer will learn about microplastics and their effect through these learning objectives:
- Be able to define microplastics (primary vs secondary sources & type of plastics)
- Understand the potential environmental risks of microplastics
- Explain the impacts of microplastics on the marine ecosystem and on humans
- Empowerment of youth to make personal to community change to address the plastic problem through both the reduction of plastic usage and clean up efforts
- Introduce student to various emerging plastic solutions beyond linear municipality recycling
