Cleaning the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

What inspired him to solve a problem?

• It was too cold to go swimming

• he went swimming and saw more garbage than fish in the sea

• There wasn't a bike lane in his city

• his town was creating too much solid waste

What is the great pacific garbage patch?

• A large floating island made entirely of plastic waste

• A region in the Pacific Ocean with a high concentration of plastic debris

• A landfill located on the coast of California

• A natural phenomenon caused by volcanic activity

Which of the following are effects of plastics in the ocean? Select all that apply

• fish and others aquatic species threatened and endangered by eating plastics

• Humans ingesting microplastics found in fish

• Habitats damaged and destroyed by plastics

• amount of fish caught decreases

"Boyan and his team are working to clean up 90% of floating plastic pollution." Is clearly defining the problem as in the engineering design problem. Is cleaning up 90% a criteria or constraint?

• criteria

• constraint

Which of the following might also have been criteria for this solution?

• does not capture sealife

• allows plastics to be brought on the ship easily

• sorts plastics while at sea

After they collect and sort the garbage, what do they do with it?

• sell it

• send it to the landfill

• recycle it

What problem are they trying to solve with the river interceptors?

• plastic getting on the beaches

• plastic flowing into the ocean from rivers

• fish from eating plastics

What is one thing you learned and one thing you want to know more about from this video?