Ocean Pollution

Our class spent many weeks researching, planning, & writing to answer an inquiry question of their choice. Please enjoy their final published work!

Mrs. Montag's Class ~ 5th Grade Genius Hour Projects

Marine debris can injure or kill marine and coastal wildlife; damage and degrade habitats; interfere with navigational safety; cause economic loss to fishing and maritime industries; degrade the quality of life in coastal communities; and threaten human

A turtle eating a plastic cover thinking it was a jellyfish.

A turtle surrounded with plastic pollution.

Plastic pollution was first noticed in the ocean by scientists carrying out plankton studies in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and oceans and beaches still receive most of the attention of those studying and working to abate plastic pollution.

Studies of biomarkers have uncovered irreparable harm to humans exposed to oil and gas from spills. These effects can be grouped into respiratory damage, liver damage, decreased immunity, increased cancer risk, reproductive damage and higher levels of

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