Table of Contents Marine Debris


Part II: Tides & Currents Indoor/Outdoor Classroom Activity


60 minutes


1. Learn Sailing Right! Beginner Chapter 5: Wind and Water. Ask students to explain what “signs” or evidence they can observe about determining current? (water lines around a piling, debris floating by, which way dock lines may be flowing in the water).


2. Ask students to provide examples of current around their immediate area (pilings, buoys, objects drifting, etc).


3. Ask students to predict where objects (debris) might “drift” based on your sailing center location or your local waterways or watershed.


4. What causes current in your area? What about other areas rivers, bays, oceans, and lake?


5. Can students provide any recent examples of significant debris that has traveled a great distance (the tsunami in Japan, for example)?


6. Ask students how severe weather events can impact debris accumulation and why? (Use Super Storm Sandy as an example)


On the Water: Option 1: For programs that have a history of unsafe marine debris (needles, tampons, condoms, etc.) it is recommended that you use items such as tennis balls, or beach balls and number them with a point value and have students retrieve them as they sail around.


Option 2: Marine Debris Collection Challenge: Divide group into small teams (pairs or triads – what the equipment will accommodate) Load sailboat(s) with buckets, nets. Provide a beginning and ending time. Teams collect debris and bring it back to the shore, marina, dock. Debris can be weighed, photographed/logged, and recorded on the data sheet. All debris should be recycled or disposed of responsibly. All students should wear plastic gloves and be monitored by adult supervision.


Option 3: Use this lesson to emphasize watersheds and examine your local watershed. Take a walk around the property and look at the where the water might go and why trash might end up at your property.


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