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Floating Trash
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Every year humans discard their trash which winds up in waterways around the world. Here is a video on one such “floating trash island” in the Caribbean Sea. What else can we learn about floating trash islands? Take a few moments to help the class crowdsource Internet resources to understand this “water catastrophe” (according to Evie).
This floating island of trash was thought to be "unspoiled by humans" https://t.co/uL0XBQ4qhM
— Mashable (@mashable) November 28, 2017
hcampbell26
December 20, 2017 at 2:23 pm (7 years ago)I cannot believe that this has happened to the ocean, I mean, I always knew there was trast in the ocean but this is just… never mind.
caberman
December 20, 2017 at 2:27 pm (7 years ago)I agree, I’ve heard about this problem but watching it makes it seem real.
hcampbell26
December 20, 2017 at 2:30 pm (7 years ago)I do not understand why people do this it is crazy! I have not littered once in my intire life yet it seems like some people litter every single week for no reason at all!
caberman
December 20, 2017 at 2:41 pm (7 years ago)I don’t understand this type of irresponsible behavior either.
caberman
January 16, 2018 at 6:21 pm (7 years ago)I agree!
ctimberger26
December 20, 2017 at 2:25 pm (7 years ago)https://sn4.scholastic.com/issues/2017-18/112717.html
This is about how there is a lot of trash and how to help.
Ethan#Awesome
December 20, 2017 at 2:27 pm (7 years ago)TRASH TALK: Where does marine debris come from? | Ocean Today
This is how trash ends up in the oceans people can throw there trash over board or trash can fall, blow, or wash off to the water this is how water ends up in the water.
Ethan#Awesome
December 20, 2017 at 2:30 pm (7 years ago)https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/trashtalk_wheredoesmarinedebriscomefrom/
irozens26
December 20, 2017 at 2:33 pm (7 years ago)Most of trash island is made of plastic and Styrofoam that is washed into the ocean by large storms.The island was found 15 miles off the Caribbean island Rotan.
I got this info from this link…
https://docs.google.com/a/scarsdaleschools.org/document/d/16qcjhE9DxIzQ-lTspyaYwHyqdNyDeKs0FbwdVcYLtpQ/edit?disco=AAAABc3QfQ4
hsperling26
December 20, 2017 at 2:34 pm (7 years ago)We should stop putting trash in the ocean because fish will die
caberman
December 20, 2017 at 2:40 pm (7 years ago)Yes, it makes up aware of our power and impact on the environment.
klee26
December 20, 2017 at 2:36 pm (7 years ago)https://www.brainpop.com/science/ourfragileenvironment/waterpollution/
The Oceans can not take all of this trash and gets polluted.
uscher26
December 20, 2017 at 2:40 pm (7 years ago)in this link, I learned that a trash gyre in the Pacific is about as big as Mexico. People are still trying to find out exactly how big it is.
http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/08/15/south-pacific-garbage-patch-kinkade-pkg.cnn