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Students will learn about the Pacific Ocean, the problems with plastic waste, how plastic is recycled, marine life in jeopardy, and steps they can take to make a difference in ocean pollution.
Grades: 2–5 | Format: Google Slides + Seesaw
Build background knowledge about Pacific Garbage Patch while students practice reading and writing. Videos, images, and response tasks support the lesson.
Students will learn about the Pacific Ocean, the problems with plastic waste, how plastic is recycled, marine life in jeopardy, and steps they can take to make a difference in ocean pollution.
Whole-class exploration, small groups, centers, or cross-curricular enrichment. Model with grades 2–3; on-level grades 4–5 can work independently.
Preview the content and links, check device and internet access, and assign your preferred version. YouTube access is required for linked videos.
Source-listed alignment: 3-LS4-4, 5-ESS3-1. Reading comprehension, written responses, and interpreting multimedia sources.
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Anne Geck –
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Denise Bucceri –
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Mary S. –
I taught a distance learning class last year and we had “Field Trip Fridays”. The students loved these activities!
Whitney T. –
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Miss Laura’s Helpful Resources –
This was a great virtual field trip! Very engaging for students!
Miss K Cares –
My class used this as part of a reward. It was so much fun!
m P. –
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Danielle A. –
This resource was a wonderful way to wind down the school year. My students loved working at their own pace on this field trip.
Charlotte Bradley –
My students enjoyed the Virtual Earth Day so much that I had to extend our Earth Day unit and add on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch which they absolutely loved!
Cute in Second –
This virtual field trip was excellent. Kids were inspired to take action as a result. Thank you for all of the work you put into it!
Randee Sims –
This was such a fun activity to add with our Article of the Week about The Great Pacific Garbage Patch!
Terri Ann Serey –
Great activity, kids loved it, thanks!
Nicole Figueroa –
Thank you.
Emma H. –
The videos were great resources and very informative for my students
Andrea Y. –
Very engaging and students were able to complete activities in any order.
Whitley M. –
The students really enjoyed this. Very user friendly they were able to do this with very little support from me.
Melissa W. –
My students like these virtual field trips and they found this one really interesting!
Wendy M. –
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Rebecca S. –
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NIDYA R. –
I love how engaging this resource was. I assigned this resource as an assignment for Earth Day and I was able to tell they learned a lot. I also loved that they were able to practice answering evidence-based questions.
Samantha Brooks –
Used this to go along with our Earth Day unit. Lots of information! Took us two days to get through it all! Kids loved the different ways information was presented. They where just floored by the reality of all of the garbage in the ocean, this virtual trip did a great job presenting the information!
Patricia C. –
Fit in nicely with our recycling unit. Great resource!
charles colbert –
Loved this resource! Used this for several weeks of social studies lessons. So much to explore! Embedded videos, great information, perfect for second grade.
Elementary my peers –
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Hailey D. –
So fun and engaging, especially during distance learning!!
Brandy R. –
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Mrs Schoemans School Days –
So helpful to have the SeeSaw link available! Very in depth and had LOTS of information.
Jolene S. –
Great resource! My students loved taking virtual field trips
Teacher Nerd Anonymous –
Kids loved this! Will use in the future!
Kristina W. –
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Swinging into First Grade –
Loved utilizing this resource with my first grade students virtually around Earth Day. They loved it – thank you!
The Happier Classroom –
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Erika Barzi –
Great for Summer School SPED Beach themed unit!
Sprinkles of Sunshine and Joy –
I had a family emergency during state testing and had to be absent on a day when the classes around us were testing but we were not. This worked perfectly as an independent, quiet, engaging, meaningful activity that students could do while they had a substitute. They were engaged and did a lot of great learning.
jonathan –
Thanks for sharing your experience with us, Lydia! I am so happy to hear that this resource worked well for you and your students.
-Jessica with the CCK Team
Emily W. –
My students love your virtual field trips! Thank you!
Jennifer A. –
We have really loved these this year!
Cheryl L. –
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Light Up Learning Labs –
Wonderful resource! Thank you so much for this! It was easy to implement and kept my students engaged.
Peggy S. –
This resource was a hit with my class! Throughout the year, we have been following 4Ocean and their tremendous efforts of cleaning and caring for our oceans. This unit fit perfectly with our study! My students enjoyed the interactive features of the unit and were engaged in the activities. It sparked lots of great discussions about keeping our oceans and lands free of garbage! Awesome resource!
jonathan –
Thanks, Peggy!
Jodi P. –
This is a great resource! We are working on a unit for marine life and the students love the activities and videos! They also like the notebook and adding their stickers. This has been a great addition to our reading unit.
Susan B. –
We the switch from in class to online and back so many times, our class didn’t have the opportunity to use this. Looks like a great resource that I can hopefully fit in properly next year!
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Lauren H. –
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Live in Grade Five –
My students had so much fun with this activity on Earth day!
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Coffee Mugs and Teacher Hugs –
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jodie G. –
I used this with Seesaw and it was so easy to assign and use. My students really enjoyed the activity.
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