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First graders brainstorm upcycling solutions

This week is Explorers Week, when National Geographic brings together some of the most interesting scientists and explorers making a difference in the world today. In honor of the occasion, the Education team challenged a group of local teachers to design an end-of-year project focusing on one of National Geographic’s 2016 Emerging Explorers. We’ll be sharing their class’ stories all week on the Education Blog. Educator: … Continue reading First graders brainstorm upcycling solutions

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Edible Six-Pack Rings Could Save Marine Animals

ENVIRONMENT A Florida brewery has come up with an idea that could save the lives of marine animals around the world: biodegradable and edible six-pack rings. (Time) Use our activity to understand marine debris’ “legacy of litter.” Teachers, scroll down for a quick list of key resources in our Teachers Toolkit. Discussion Ideas Read through our activity “Marine Debris: A Legacy of Litter,” and adapt … Continue reading Edible Six-Pack Rings Could Save Marine Animals

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Kids Tackle Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals globally—and the problem keeps getting bigger. My brother and I first learned about plastic pollution while we were delivering animal rescue supplies to the Gulf of Mexico during the BP Gulf oil spill. Ever since then, we have been educating ourselves on the subject and we have actually authored an … Continue reading Kids Tackle Plastic Pollution

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Poop to Plastic to Profit

BUSINESS Would you drink from water bottles made from raw sewage? You may soon have the opportunity, thanks to the rise of bioplastics. (BBC) Use our resources to better understand the perils of (traditional) plastics. Watch this video explaining how a California company is turning biological waste into biodegradable plastic. Discussion Ideas Both the BBC and Micromidas (above) videos use the term “sludge” for the … Continue reading Poop to Plastic to Profit

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Recycling Discrimination

ENVIRONMENT What do you recycle, and what do you trash? Researchers say that “[a]fter we finish using a product, we somehow evaluate, ‘does the product still look like it could be useful?’” Tons of recyclable material—scraps of paper, dented cans, broken bottles—end up in the landfill every year. (Testing this would be a great, do-able science fair project!) (NPR) Use our materials to understand how … Continue reading Recycling Discrimination

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