Your Focusing Questions
Stop littering
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Resource 1 (first website, video, or source of info)
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Resource 2 (second website, video, or source of info)
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Resource 3 (third website, video, or source of info)
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Who/what does
ocean pollution___(your issue)_littering rubbish______
Affect? Ocean
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Ocean Pollution Facts. Ocean pollution occurs when potentially harmful or harmful sources of pollution reach the water. ... Most of the sources of ocean pollution originates on land, from runoff, blowing debris, dust, and contamination from excessive nutrients, toxins such as pesticides and metals, and particles. When large tracts of land are plowed, the exposed soil can erode during rainstorms. Much of this runoff flows to the sea, carrying with it agricultural fertilizers and pesticides. ... Nonpoint source pollution can make river and ocean water unsafe for humans and wildlife
Research / Inquiry Template
Question 1
(you need to use your own question here, use the matrix below to give you a starting idea)
Why dose animals die?
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Why dose animals die The animals whose abuse is most often reported are dogs, cats, horses and livestock. Undercover investigations have revealed that animal abuse abounds in the factory farm industry. But because of the weak protections afforded to livestock under state cruelty laws, only the most shocking cases are reported, and few are ever prosecuted.
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There are studies on how animals are predated, but do we have much of an idea about how many animals die from predation versus other causes such as emaciation, desiccation, injury, infanticide and siblicide, disease, and ‘old age’?
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It's impossible to answer this for an overall-kingdom-animalia perspective because of the biodiversity but mostly die of disease or wounds, starvation, predation, or their habitat is destroyed . but it's not exactly the same for all animals . Also , the cancer can kill wild animals at similar rates for human .
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Question 2
Why do we letter so much?
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Every year, large amounts of litter enter the sea. As plastics are particularly durable, the mass of plastic debris in the world’s oceans is steadily increasing – often with fatal consequences for countless sea creatures. Microscopic breakdown products from plastics, which scientists have only recently started to study in detail, may also pose a threat. Although the problem has existed for some time, there is still no effective strategy in place to turn the tide on marine litter.
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People litter because they do not feel responsible for public areas like streets and parks. ... Some people feel no sense of ownership for parks, walkways, beaches, and other public spaces. They believe someone else will pick up after them; that it's not their responsibility.
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tering continues to be a big environmental problem in cities. And one Pittsburgher from the city’s North Side neighborhood is taking the problem personally. Meda Rago regularly picks up trash to keep her street clean. And she really isn’t kidding when she says she’s found some pretty weird things chucked into the alley behind her house.
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Research / Inquiry Template
Question 3
Why is plastic bag a big problem
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Minke whales in Scotland have been photographed entangled in plastic strapping, humpback whales have stranded in Canada wrapped in plastic line and, in 2012, a young sperm whale was found dead, floating off the coast of Greece. It was discovered that his stomach was full of 100 plastic bags.
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Plastic bags have some unique problems. ... Even when disposed of properly, plastic bags are so lightweight and aerodynamic, they are easily picked up and carried by the wind. They can escape from trash bins, recycle bins, garbage trucks, and landfills, and end up littering the landscape.
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Plastic is prevalent in our lives. It fills our fridges storing food in individual containers. It frames our glowing computer screens and nestles our DVDs. It totes our groceries around when we lack a free hand. Unfortunately, plastic has a darker side. Plastic is made from fossil fuel sources, such as natural gas and petroleum. Toxic chemicals bleed into our water from the plastic bottles we purchase. Plastic is not biodegradable, therefore it always exists, crowding our landfills and polluting our oceans. You can combat the growing plastic problem with knowledge and a helpful guide, both found in Plastic Free (Skyhorse Publishing, 2012) by Beth Terry. Writer of the leading blog on plastic-free living, My Plastic-Free Life, author Beth Terry provides personal anecdotes, stats about the environmental and health problems related to plastic, and personal solutions and tips on how to limit your plastic footprint. Learn about the.
plastic bag problem and what you can do to cull these “urban tumbleweeds” from the landscape in this excerpt from chapter 2 “Plastic Bags (Why Are There Melons in My Shirt?).”
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Rubbish comes from us littering and throwing our rubbish away because we don’t want to put it in the bin that how ocean pollution started.
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Plastic can be effect fish and our water
And can be a big deal.
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