As human beings, we treat our planet as if it will be around forever, no matter what we do to it. We treat plastics much the same way. After drinking from that one water bottle, we throw it away. It might end up in the landfill, a recycling center, or the ocean. Wherever that bottle ends up, it's going to be around forever. It might get smaller, become a micro-plastic, or even macro-plastic that circulates through our environment, but it will always be there. Now imagine that that one bottle becomes hundreds of thousands of bottles every day. The scariest part is not even the plastic itself but the chemicals that make up the plastic. As the plastics get smaller and smaller, the substances that make up the plastic disperse into our environment and pollute our water sources, kill animals, and negatively impact almost every ecosystem on this planet.
My hope for this project is to bring more awareness to this issue and help drive forth change, no matter how big or small, because everything counts. |
21st Century Skills |
Information Skills - researched useful information pertaining to my topic to include in my exhibition and locations to shoot photos.
Communication Skills - I communicated with my mentor about plastic pollution and how it impacts our oceans and my friends and sister who helped with the beach cleanups and modeled for my first round of photos. Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills - created the scenes for my photos, took pictures, put the pictures together with relevant information, and made a website/social media platform to showcase them on. Global Awareness Skills - throughout my project I learning more about plastic pollution in the world's oceans and our island's oceans and its impact on marine life. Civic Literacy and Engagement Skills - educated our community about the negative impacts of plastic pollution and hopefully motivated them to become more involved with this environmental issue. |