Case Study in Scale: Plastics Pollution from Rivers to Oceans

Analyzing Multiscalar Global Problems Across Time

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Trace how plastic waste moves from local neighborhoods through regional river systems into global ocean gyres, analyzing impacts at each level.

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Analyzing Multiscalar Global Problems Across Time

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-OR-SS

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Use multiple disciplinary lenses to examine how complex problems manifest at local, regional, and global scales and identify challenges and opportunities for solutions.

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7.28Oregon Social Studies Standards · All ages

Draw on multiple disciplinary lenses to analyze how a specific problem can manifest itself at local, regional, and global levels over time, identifying its characteristics and causes, and the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.