Algalita Wayfinder Society: Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) MS-ESS3-3 ‘Plastic Ocean’ lesson and student hub
Research-grounded middle and high school lessons, toolkits and a youth summit from the institute behind the original gyre research.
Schools and teachers
-
-
SubjectToClimate: plastic pollution lesson plans guide (K–12, grade-tagged)
A curated index of plastic lessons by grade, from Recycling (K–2) to Garbage Patches (3–5) and School Hydration Stations (3–12).
-
Oak National Academy: Plastic pollution (Year 9 Geography, Anthropocene unit)
A fully reusable, quality-assured Key Stage 3 (KS3) Geography lesson with slides, worksheet, starter and exit quizzes and a video with transcript.
-
Zero Waste Scotland: Plastic not included — small steps for going single-use free with kids
A family guide to cutting single-use plastic with children, published under the Open Government Licence so it can be reused.
-
Clean Up Australia: Education Hub and Schools Clean Up Day
Educator’s guide, Australian Curriculum lessons, a school planning toolkit and the annual Schools Clean Up Day for F–Year 10.
-
Classroom plastic audit (ages 8–18, with a picture tally for 5–7)
A one-week, 12-category count of a class’s single-use plastic with a published weights table, the sums, and a three-swap action plan.
-
Family plastic footprint calculator: how it works and the weights we use
The full method, per-item weights and country benchmarks behind our calculator, so families and classes can check every number.
-
Science fair: Which shopping bag is strongest per gram? (ages 10–16)
A fair-test experiment comparing failure load and load-per-gram for five bag types, linked to published reuse break-even data.
-
Science fair: How many fibres come off our clothes in a wash? (ages 11–16)
A two-session experiment capturing laundry microfibres on filter paper and comparing fabrics or wash settings.
-
Science fair: What happens to plastic, paper and ‘compostable’ packaging over eight weeks? (ages 10–16)
An eight-week degradation trial in soil, water, sunlight and dark, with a photo log and an honest discussion of the ‘450 years’ myth.