This lesson plan tackles the environmental issue of protecting our oceans. In this lesson, students will first take a quiz to see their water footprint, create a water connectivity map, learn about nurdles and their affect on our water systems, read about using ocean trash to turn it into art, and lastly create a piece of art themselves from biodegradable and recyclable materials. All links are embedded in text and are in the speaker notes as well as notes on how to teach each slide. This would