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Rally Ss to take action against ocean plastic

February 5, 2015

Did you miss my Nerdy Book Club essay about how Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great […]

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What if it costs more, not less, to purchase a non-recyclable item built from a waste-based process?

January 8, 2015

Consuming less plastic and recycling what we use are common refrains in the ongoing battle […]

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5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in ocean? New study drives home sobering point

December 12, 2014

In Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch I introduce readers to three pioneering […]

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Plastic bag mockumentary — a perfect way to kick off an ocean unit

November 12, 2014

Are you a Planet Earth fan? Richard Attenborough’s clipped English voice? Fantastic video footage? Then you’re in […]

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Rally students to take action against ocean plastic

October 16, 2014

Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not simply a children’s nonfiction book, it’s […]

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10 plastic waste facts to curl your hair

October 2, 2014

Did you know: 32 million tons of plastic waste were generated in 2012 (EPA). Only 9 […]

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One man might free the world from new plastic. Forever.

September 18, 2014

What if we could manufacture new products out of recycled plastic? Mike Biddle, the CEO […]

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Kids care for polar bears to learn to be eco-friendly

August 20, 2014

For the last several weeks on this blog, we’ve discussed plastic debris floating in the […]

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“Devil” creatures riding plastic. Are they killing coral reefs? #scichat #STEM #enviroed

“Devil” creatures riding plastic. Are they killing coral reefs? #scichat #STEM #enviroed

June 12, 2014

If you’ve read Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Millbrook Press) you know that […]

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“Science is getting to poke at cool things.” An interview w/ocean plastic trash detective

June 5, 2014

To celebrate World Ocean Day, I caught up with Miriam Goldstein, head trash detective in […]

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    • Sharks Unhooked: The Adventures of Cristina Zenato, Underwater Ranger
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    • Planet Ocean
    • Eavesdropping on Elephants
    • Neema’s Reason To Smile
    • Zoo Scientists to the Rescue
    • Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem
    • Plastic, Ahoy! Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
    • Ebola: Fears and Facts
    • Jingle the Brass
    • Nugget on the Flight Deck
    • Surviving Animal Attacks
    • Elite Operations series
    • Energy Lab series
    • QuickReads Fluency Library
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    • Writers write all kinds of things
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