Lake Ontario Microplastics Center (LOMP) Educational Resources
Educational resources and research products from the Lake Ontario Microplastics Center (LOMP) supporting microplastics science, monitoring, and outreach.
Nile Red Fluorescence — Student Microplastic Detection
A low-cost fluorescence method using Nile Red enables secondary students and citizen scientists to detect microplastics in sediments through hands-on STEM
Wayfinder Society for Environmental Education
Free environmental education lesson plans, classroom toolkits, activity guides, and more for all grade levels with a specific focus on ocean plastic pollution.
GLOBE Nederland Microplastics Education Toolkit
Curriculum and toolkit for measuring microplastics for citizen scientists and students. Webpage is in Dutch.
Plastisphere
Long-running podcast focused on all aspects of plastic pollution by journalist Anja Krieger.
Coastal Pollution Toolbox
Toolbox and knowledge hub for decision-makers and scientists focsued on contaminants, nutrient, and carbon dynamics in temperate and polar coastal zones.
Trash Tinder
A gamified web survey collecting information to inform educational and outreach tools for marine debris.
Plastic Pollution Facts and Figures
Fact sheets on plastic pollution.
Plastic Panic! A grab and go teaching kit
Hands-on lessons about microplastics pollution in wastewater treatment plants using a tabletop model.
Plastic Pollution and You: An Interdisciplinary Curriculum to Explore Our Role in Plastic Pollution
15 interdisciplinary hands-on lessons and activities help students learn the different types of plastics, their impact on marine and freshwater ecosystems, and about ways to address and prevent plastic pollution.