Marine Defenders Lesson Plan Grade Level: Subject: Duration: Written by: College Environmental Science or Biology 60 Minutes Capt Walt Nadolny, 2012 For more information about oil pollution, visit MarineDefenderscom Marine Defenders is an educational project created by SUNY Maritime College and Common Good Productions with funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
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CreditandDisclaimer WhatistheMarineDefendersProject? Whilethemediatendstofocusondramaticaccidentaldischargesofoilliketherecent DeepWaterHorizonspillintheGulfofMexico,mostoftheoilspilledintotheworld s oceansbyhumansactuallycomesfromintentionalspillsfromships Onerecentstudyestimatedthatmorethan88milliongallonsofoilisintentionally spilledintouswaterseachyear nearlyeighttimesmorethantheamountofoilspilled bytheexxonvaldezintoalaskanwaters Becausechronicoilpollutionisintentional,itrepresentsthesinglemosteasily controlledaspectofoilpollutioninuswaterschangingmariners attitudesaboutillegal dumpingwilldecreasetheamountofoilenteringourwatersandimprovethehealthof ourcoastalenvironment MarineDefendersisaneducationalprogramdesignedtoreducechronicoilpollution alonguscoastalwatersinnewjerseyandnewyork ThegoalistoteachmarinersaboardUSXregisteredvesselsabouttheextentofchronic oilpollution,itsimpactonthemarineenvironment,andthekeylawsthatgovernoil pollution MarineDefendershascreatedlessonplansforcollegestudentsaboutchronicoil pollutionaswellasashorteducationalfilmandamobilereportingtoolthatturns concernedcitizensintomarinedefenders TheMarineDefendersmobilereportingtoolallowsrealXtimereportsofoilspillsand marinedebristobemappedgeospatiallyonthemarinedefenderswebsiteand reportedtothecoastguardviathenationalreportingcenter NationalFishandWildlifeCredit MarineDefendersisapubliceducationalprojectcreatedbytheSUNYMaritimeCollege andcommongoodproductionswithfundingfromthenationalfishandwildlife Foundation NationalFishandWildlifeDisclaimer Theviewsandconclusionscontainedinthisdocument/website/apparethoseofthe authorsandshouldnotbeinterpretedasrepresentingtheopinionsorpoliciesofthe NationalFishandWildlifeFoundationMentionoftradenamesorcommercialproducts doesnotconstitutetheirendorsementbythenationalfishandwildlifefoundation wwwmarinedefenderscom 2
MarineDefenderLessonPlanforEnvironmentalScienceorBiologyClass DevelopedbyCaptainWalterNadolny,August,2012 AsstProfessorEnvironmentalPolicy,SUNYMaritimeCollege GradeLevel:College LengthofLesson:60Minutes MaterialsRequired: InternetaccessforMarineDefenderswebsite OilinOurWaters videoisonlineasastreamingvideoordownloadat: http://marinedefenderscom/educators/lessonsphp Preparation: Exploreoilpollutionfactsandlawatwwwmarinedefenderscom Download OilinOurWaters video (http://marinedefenderscom/educators/lessonsphp) GoalsoftheLesson: Todefinetheproblemofchronic/intentionaloilpollution Togainanunderstatingofthetoxicologyofoilandtheimpactsofoilpollution ontheenvironment Toraiseawarenesswithinstudentsabouttheissueofintentionaldumpingofoil fromships SuggestedLessonPlan: Establishtheproblemofchronicoilpollution(5min) o Giveabriefintroductiontotheissueofchronicoilpollution o Definechronicoilpollutionforstudents o Outlinetheextentoftheproblem Sourcesofoilinthewater(10min) o Overviewthesourcesofoilinthewaterusingthegraphhere: (http://marinedefenderscom/oilpollutionfacts/sourcesphp) o Discusshowbigaccidentsgarnermediaattention,butintentionaland chronicoilpollutioncausefarmoreoilinthewater Watchthedocumentary OilinOurWaters EnvironmentalVersion(10min) o Studentswatch OilinOurWaters togainabetterunderstandingofthe issuesrelatedtointentionaloilpollution wwwmarinedefenderscom 3
Oilisatoxin(15min) o UsingDrStegeman ssectioninthefilmasalaunchpoint,giveamore comprehensiveoverviewofthetoxicologyofoil OilandMarineLife(10min) o Explainthedifferentwaysinwhichanimalsareaffectedbylargescale andchronicoilpollution o Manyexamplesofthehealthimpactsofoilcanbefoundhere: http://marinedefenderscom/oilpollutionfacts/marinelifephp Discussion(10) o Engagethestudentsinadiscussionaboutchronicoilpollution o PresenttheMarineDefenderswebsiteasaresourceforfurther explorationintothetopicofmarineoilpollution wwwmarinedefenderscom 4