Landfills & Garbage Video Quest

Negative Landfill Video

Positive Landfill Video

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What is lechate?

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How do these two videos compare?

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Do you think the truth behind landfills lies more with the first, the second or a combination of the two? Explain your answer.

Video Field Trip

Sanitary Landfill

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Answer the question that goes with the image above is

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In the sanitary landfill above, the vegetation (grass) is installed to:

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What can we do to make landfills more safe & effective?

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Give 3 examples of materials that should NOT go into landfills

The worlds largest garbage dump #1

The world's largest garbage dump #2

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

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How big is the GPGP?

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Give 3 negative impacts of this vast amount of trash in our Oceans

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What is the main type of trash in the GPGP?

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The small pieces of plastic are less harmful than the large pieces of plastic.

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What is the main way that we can help with the GPGP?

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Give an example of biological magnification shown in the videos.

A new hope

Run Boy Run

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How old is Boyan Slat?

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What inspired him to work on this project?

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How does Boyan Slat inspire you?

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Do you think that Boyan would have been able to achieve his goals as easily 20 years ago? Why or why not?

More on Boyan

Boyan's Website: http://www.theoceancleanup.com/technology.html
Boyan's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWr6BmROKO8

Boyan's twitter feed: https://twitter.com/BoyanSlat

The ocean cleanup twitter feed: https://twitter.com/TheOceanCleanup

5

What is lechate?

How do these two videos compare?

Do you think the truth behind landfills lies more with the first, the second or a combination of the two? Explain your answer.

Answer the question that goes with the image above is

In the sanitary landfill above, the vegetation (grass) is installed to:

What can we do to make landfills more safe & effective?

Give 3 examples of materials that should NOT go into landfills

What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

How big is the GPGP?

Give 3 negative impacts of this vast amount of trash in our Oceans

What is the main type of trash in the GPGP?

The small pieces of plastic are less harmful than the large pieces of plastic.

What is the main way that we can help with the GPGP?

Give an example of biological magnification shown in the videos.

How old is Boyan Slat?

What inspired him to work on this project?

How does Boyan Slat inspire you?

Do you think that Boyan would have been able to achieve his goals as easily 20 years ago? Why or why not?

What are your ideas on new ways to manage and clean our garbage? Don't be afraid to get creative!