Effects on humans
Humans ingest around __ grams of plastic each week
Marine animals can mistaken plastic with ____ and ingest it.
Food
What is three plastic item you should avoid using?
plastic bag, straws, plastic cutlery, and water bottles
How many chemicals are in plastic?
over 1600 in plastic
What plastic item takes up to 600 years to break down
Fishing gear
True or false:
Littering can lead to harm for human health
True
Blue Whales ingest around ___ _______ pieces of plastic every day.
Ten million
The example I used for participating in cleanups
[DAILY DOUBLE]
School volunteer days
It takes over ____ years for plastic to decompose
1000
Most common found item in the ocean is
Cigarette butts
What are the 3 highest record levels of plastic in things we eat/drink
Shellfish, beer, salt
True or false:
Land animals can be affected by ocean pollution
True
What are the three R's
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
How many chemicals found in plastic are highly hazardous to human health
4,200
How long does it take for straws to decompose
200 years
How many tiny plastics are we consuming? [Range]
50 thousand-100 thousand
It depends on the ____ and ____ of animals of how much plastic they are consuming
Diet, and species
What is the most effective way to help with this problem
Educate others
The famous singer that made a song about plastic pollution in the ocean
Jack Johnson
What three items take hundreds of years to disintegrate fully?
Plastic cups, plates, and take out containers
because of plastics there is an increase chance of getting these two diseases.
cancer, heart disease
Humans are more impacted than animals are? (Yes or no)
[DAILY DOUBLE]
no, animals are more impacted than humans
Come up with another way we can help with pollution that I did not already list! (Ocean, or land based)
... Yes?
...No?
Items made of _______ are better for the environment but worse for us
Recyclable plastic
Something you use everyday that take up to 1000 years to decompose
Shoes