Plastic Island: Pollution’s Effect on Marine Life

This packet is intended as a guide to help educators use online resources and documentary films to help educators create curriculum on ocean pollution. The albatross population of Midway Island was chosen as a focus point for this issue, as many documentaries have been made using Midway as a prime example of the impact of ocean pollution, especially plastic. The packet is also intended to supplement the U.N. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #14: Conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.