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Recycling in Your Community, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 2.1
Background This lesson, part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators from…
Developing a Position on Plastic Pollution, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 1.5
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…
Plastic Pollution in Your Life, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 1.4
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…
Types of Plastic, Plastic Pollution and You, Lesson 1.3
Background This lesson is part of the Plastic Pollution and You curriculum developed by the educators…
Activating Knowledge on Plastic, Plastic Pollution and You: Lesson 1.1
Background This lesson is a “foundational lesson” for the larger curricula, “Plastic Pollution and You” developed…
Lake Huron serves as a classroom for elementary students
By Brandon Schroeder | September 2023 What happened? Flapping their arms like migrating birds, excited students…

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