Plastic (Marine Pollution)

Puzzle Stations

​Among the 6 pictures, what similarities can you see?

​Almost everywhere in the world, we see plastics scattered most especially in our sea. This is one of the huge problems around the world and Taiwan is one of them.

​Do you think you can save the animals in the sea from plastics?

Guess the Image

​I am a ________________.

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​When I was very young, I was sent from the factory to a convenience store. I stayed there for a long time and waited eagerly to be used.

​A plastic bag was born in a ___________

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and then sent to a _______________.

​Finally, some kids came along, bought some snacks, and took me along to the beach for a picnic.

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​When it was getting dark, they packed everything up and let me stay there alone!

​Some kids took it to the ____________, but they left it there.

Open Ended

If you see children who just leave plastics everywhere, what would you do?

The wind started to howl, and suddenly I was in the sea all on my own.

I floated helplessly in the water for a while, but soon realized I wasn’t alone.

I was surrounded by plastic cups, plates, and straws.

The wind started to howl, and suddenly it

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was in the ____________, surrounded by plastic cups, plates, and straws.

After days of drifting, I started to envy the birds up above, who were flying so high and free.​

I could only follow the currents.

Suddenly, I went down a tunnel into a chamber.​

​What do you think was the chamber that the plastic bag found itself in?

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The chamber was the ________________​

“What happened?” I asked a fork next to me.​

“I think we were just swallowed by a huge fish!” he replied.

What happened to the plastic bag?

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It was ___________ by a huge fish, which died after a few days.

More and more of us were swallowed until it got quite crowded inside.

We obviously weren’t that

nutritious because the fish died after a few days.

​The fish’s body slowly decomposed, and then I was back in the ocean.

​One day, a big wave came and threw me up onto the shore.

​A few days later, some schoolchildren walked up to me.

​They were carrying bags and pairs of tongs.

​I felt a sudden pinch, and the next

thing I knew, I was inside a big bag of trash.

​A big wave came and threw it up onto the

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________ where some schoolchildren came to pick it up and put it into a big

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_________ of trash.

​What were the schoolchildren doing?

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​The schoolchildren were

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​A teacher told the schoolchildren, "Because of all the littering, a lot of

plastic products end up in the ocean."

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​They are then consumed by different sea creatures.

Open Ended

Give me one example of a sea creature.

​You might think that’s okay, but when we eat seafood, the poisonous substances from the plastic end up inside us and make us feel sick.

​According to a plastic bottle nearby, the humans are going to take us to a recycling plant.

​Where will the plastic probably go in the end?

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It would be taken to a ____________.

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​I really don’t understand them.

​They produce us to make their lives better,

but then they misuse us and make everyone’s life worse!

​I’m tired of floating around, killing fish, and causing harm to the environment.

​I really hope that my future owner will use me properly in my next life.