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National Geographic Education: plastic pollution resource library

Teacher-facing articles, maps, activities and videos for grades 5–12, including ‘Sea to Source’ and ‘The World’s Plastic Pollution Crisis Explained’.

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National Geographic Education
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US standards tags on individual items
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Link only
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22 September 2026

The teacher companion to Kids vs Plastic: a searchable library of articles, maps, videos and activities for ages 10–18, with US standards tags on many items. Highlights include the 'Tracking Our Plastic: Sea to Source' expedition materials and the explainer 'The World's Plastic Pollution Crisis Explained'.

Who made and funded this: National Geographic Society (non-profit) education team. Classroom use is permitted; no redistribution. How to use it: source of maps and expedition case studies for our 12–14 and 15–18 lessons. Link only.

Sources last verified 22 September 2026. Page updated 22 September 2026. How we check sources