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How Much Plastic is in the Ocean? Teacherflix 30 Views • 7 months ago

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Ocean plastic pollution is a massive environmental problem. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, even plastic that goes in the trash can often ends up in the sea! This week we learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and look at the dangers ocean plastic poses to ocean animals. Plus, a few tips for you to reduce your own plastic use!

Plastic Oceans Foundation: http://www.plasticoceans.org/

United Nations “Clean Seas” program: http://www.cleanseas.org/

The 5 Gyres Institute: https://www.5gyres.org/

Lonely Whale Foundation: https://www.lonelywhale.org/

Take this quiz to learn about your plastic impact: https://www.nytimes.com/intera....ctive/2016/science/b

10 ways to reduce plastic pollution: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/1....0-ways-reduce-plasti

The no plastic straw pledge: http://www.plasticpollutioncoa....lition.org/no-straw-

Ocean plastic pollution resources from Monterey Bay Aquarium: https://www.montereybayaquariu....m.org/conservation-a

What will it take to get plastic out of the ocean? https://ensia.com/features/wha....t-will-it-take-to-ge

Resources for teachers: https://www.montereybayaquariu....m.org/education/teac

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REFERENCES:

Cózar, Andrés, et al. "Plastic debris in the open ocean." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.28 (2014): 10239-10244.

Jamieson, Alan J., et al. "Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in the deepest ocean fauna." Nature Ecology & Evolution 1 (2017): 0051.

Jambeck, Jenna R., et al. "Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean." Science 347.6223 (2015): 768-771.

“Moby-Duck” by Donovan Hohn (Harper’s Magazine) http://harpers.org/archive/200....7/01/moby-duck/?sing

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%$?# Allergies! Teacherflix 0 Views • 7 months ago

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It's the season for sneezin'!
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Springtime means the arrival of green grass, bright flowers, and buzzing bees. But for many of us, it's also about sneezing, watery red eyes, and a runny nose, thanks to allergies. In this week's video, you'll learn why we get allergies, how our immune system turns against us to attack pollen and pets, and why allergies seem to be on the rise in developed nations.

Hygiene hypothesis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hygiene_hypothesis

Spread of allergies in developed nations: http://www.nature.com/nature/j....ournal/v479/n7374_su

TGF-beta and allergies: http://bit.ly/1HXjm05

Microbiome and allergies: http://www.bbc.com/news/health-28934415

Gut microbes and peanut allergy in mice: http://news.sciencemag.org/bio....logy/2014/08/gut-mic

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How Many Stars Are There? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh8-ZUIX_1o

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