PBS LearningMedia: The Plastic Problem (NOVA Beyond the Elements) and The Lowdown
Short NOVA and KQED videos with support materials for grades 6–12 on what plastic is and how it took over the world.
Ages 15–18
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TED-Ed: What really happens to the plastic you throw away (Emma Bryce)
The canonical four-minute animation following three bottles to three endings, with a quiz and discussion prompts.
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Cool.org: The Majestic Plastic Bag flipped classroom (Years 7–10) and Clean Up Australia unit
A flipped-classroom lesson on the satirical short ‘The Majestic Plastic Bag’ plus an 18-lesson Clean Up Australia unit, all Australian Curriculum (AC) v9 mapped.
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Eco-Schools: Litter and Waste theme and Litter Less lesson plans
Global Green Flag programme lesson plans (ages 6–16, in four languages) built around the Seven-Step Eco-Schools method.
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Keep Scotland Beautiful: Live Lesson on plastic pollution
Recorded live lessons for Early Years to secondary, with infographics, a sea-turtle game, a comic template and a campaign letter.
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Ocean Wise: Ocean Plastic Education Kits (grades 3–12)
Bilingual (English and French) educator guides and student workbooks, seven lessons per kit for elementary, middle and high school, 2024 edition.
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Kids Against Plastic (KAP): Planet Friendly Missions, Action Academy and KAP Club
Youth-led UK charity with primary missions, weekly club packs, an online Action Academy for 11–18s and a litter-logging app.
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Ocean Heroes HQ: youth campaign bootcamp and toolkit
A campaign-building programme for 11–18s: bootcamps, an online classroom, a campaign toolkit and micro-grants.
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Plastic Pollution Coalition: plastic-free school resources and campus manual
A curated K–12 resource index plus the illustrated Plastic-Free Campus Manual (2024) for colleges and universities.
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Common Seas Education: Ocean Plastics Academy lesson packages
The most complete UK-curriculum plastics package: full lesson packs for ages 5–16 in Science, Geography, design and technology (D&T) and Citizenship, delivered via Encounter…