What Is the Impact of Beach Debris?

Abstract

Solid waste on beaches not only creates unsightly recreation areas but also has more far reaching environmental impacts. In this marine education activity, students construct a web of changes that show the potential problems caused by such debris. Then they determine whether each change is an increase or a decrease from previous conditions.

Key Words:

• connections
• constructivist
• interdisciplinary
• solid waste

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Notes on contributors

Dan Jax

Rosanne W. Fortner is a professor of Earth systems and environmental education at The Ohio State University, Columbus. Her projects have produced 12 volumes of curriculum activities for teaching about the Great Lakes and global climate change. Dr. Fortner has been an executive editor of Science Activities since the 1980s. Dan Jax teaches integrated Earth system science at Bexley Middle School, Bexley, Ohio.