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MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
​ for teachers, students, and families

⬇︎ screenings, guiding questions, games, & activities ⬇︎


 watch the trailer->
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See ALL of our EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ->


EDUCATORS,
host a screening of

MICROPLASTIC MADNESS 
for students, teachers and families!  (ages 8+)
watch the movie trailer ->
Movie is 1 hour and 15 minutes   ​---->  Free for Title One schools! 
You will receive our "Companion Guide" for remote or in class screenings.

***Screening requests must be submitted 24 hours in advance of start time 

ORGANIZATIONS that are not schools
can sign up to host a screening here -->


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- Guiding Questions -
​MICROPLASTIC MADNESS 

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​grades 9-12 
MICROPLASTIC MADNESS

​Guiding Question and writing prompts ->

MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
games!


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Like the powers of two, plastic litter breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces of microplastics, increasing exponentially. See for yourself → (warning, this online game is addictive).
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Click on the photo to download and print our "Life-Cycle of Plastic" board game PDF with everything you need to play (directions, cards, and the board!)
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Click on the photo above to download and print the "Microplastic Madness Word Search" game. Teachers, email us for the Word Search Solutions PDF and Vocabulary doc.


​MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
ACTIVITIES  
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Make your own no-sew t-shirt bag and mask!
Directions for no-sew t-shirt bag and mask are here ->

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LIsten to Youth!
POV +action on climate, racial justice, human rights, policy, public school
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Community Science
for ages 8 - 98!​​

Collect litter + litter data & share your data to inform policy! 
**Community Service hours for HS students!

Straws-by-Request
campaign

*Start in your school cafeteria
with a plastic straw audit
and campaign.
**Then, take action in
city or town!
Straw litter Red Hook Brooklyn
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Learn how to lead your own
PLASTIC FREE LUNCH DAY! ​->
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Our VISION
We envision a plastic free, equitable zero waste future where landfill and incinerator garbage as we know it no longer exists;
where post consumption waste from food to packaging is drastically reduced
and what remains benefits our schools, communities, and the environment. 


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  • About
    • About
    • Team
    • Our Story
    • Reports
    • Press
    • Partners
    • Contact
  • MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
    • MICROPLASTIC MADNESS
    • Host a screening
    • The Plastic Pollution Crisis
    • Creative Team and Credits
    • Movie Feedback
  • Plastic Free Lunch
    • Plastic Free Lunch
    • FAQs - Plastic Free Lunch Day
    • PFLD School Food Service
    • Action Plan ideas - PFLD
    • NYC Plastic Free Lunch Days
  • Take Action Toolkits
    • K-12 Toolkit - Plastic Free Lunch Day
    • K-12 Toolkit - Microplastic Madness
    • DIY DATA ACTION litter cleanup >
      • DATA +ACTION litter clean up
      • Student and Teacher Litter Data Collection
    • SORT2SAVE KIT >
      • SORT2SAVE KIT - Cafeteria Rangers
      • Downloads - S2S - Cafeteria Rangers
      • Daily Operations - S2S - Cafeteria Rangers
      • Videos - Cafeteria Rangers
      • S2s Quick Launch Guide
      • Job Descriptions for Cafeteria Rangers
      • SORT2save Cheer! - lyrics + video
      • SORT2SAVE - About, Partners, License Agreement
    • Foam Trays Out of Schools >
      • NYC Foam Ban
      • Trayless Tuesdays
      • No-Styro Puppets
      • FAQs - Getting Styrofoam Out of Schools
    • Alternative Messaging
    • Action at home
    • Action on Policy >
      • Plastic Water Bottle ban NYC
      • NY Bag Bill
  • Donate
  • Youth Advocates Program
  • MORE RESOURCES
    • Resource Library
    • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Taiwan - Lessons Learned
  • Events
  • Latest - Cafeteria Culture blog
  • Volunteer