FLIPPED CLASSROOM VIDEO: TRACKING PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN BEFORE WATCHING 9 How often do you use these plastic items? Every day Once a week Never 1. plastic bottle 2. plastic bag 3. yoghurt pot 4. toothbrush 5. fruit and vegetables package 6. clothes made from acrylic material 7. sneakers made from synthetic material 8. school items (pencil case, book cover, etc.) WHILE WATCHING 10 Watch the video at home and choose the right option. Seeker is __________. a. a kind of fish b. a boat c. the surname of a scientist What is meant by ‘gyres’? __________. a. Electronic instruments to detect plastic b. Types of plastic c. Large oceanic circular currents The 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' started in 1990 when a container ship spilled __________ into the oceans. a. 610,000 plastic straws b. 61,000 sneakers c. 6,100 plastic glasses One of the instruments used in the research is __________. a. spectroscope b. microscope c. telescope One of the solutions to the problem of plastic could come from __________. a. new kinds of packaging b. stopping the production of plastic objects c. improving the way of plastic tracking in the oceans AFTER WATCHING 11 Watch the video again and answer the following questions. Summarize what Marcus Eriksen, the environmental scientist, says about the ocean gyres. What does Captain Charles Moore say about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? What does Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer say about the protocols used to track plastic objects in the sea? What does the video show about the life cycle of plastic? What are materials scientists studying to clean up ocean plastics? 12 GROUP WORK Prepare a PowerPoint presentation explaining the problem of plastic pollution of our oceans. ► The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Not What You Think It Is | The Swim posted by Seeker