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Film Resources for The Danger of Plastic in the Ocean Lesson Plan

Films Recommended for Middle and High School Students

Films for Middle and High School Students

Voice Above Water

By: Turning Tides Films

 Learn about 90 year old, Wayan Nyo from Indonesia, who does his part to clean the ocean and make the world a much better place. (12:10 minutes run time)

360 SEA PLASTIC

By: Hendrik S. Schmitt

The Jetlagged and Plastic Pollution Coalition wants to show our addiction to plastics and raise awareness about the impact plastic waste has on the environment. (5:20 minutes run time)

A Plastic Ocean [Trailer]

By: Craig Leeson

 A Plastic Ocean is an adventure documentary shot on more than 20 locations over the past 4 years. (2:09 minutes run time)

Plastic Plague

By: Jody Lemmon

Plastic pollution is threatening the ocean's ecosystems, but we can work together to prevent further damage! (4:46 minutes run time)

Discovering Plastic Pollution in Bali

By: Karen B. Song

Taking a look at the harmful effects of plastic pollution on local environments in Indonesia. (5:12 minutes run time)

Synthetic Seas

By: Jody Lemmon

13 people from different walks of life board a research vessel to explore the South Atlantic Gyre and learn more about the constantly worsening problem of plastic pollution. (5 minutes run time)

Pasta La Vista, Plastic Waste!

By: Ben Caloza

Plastic pollution is a plague on our beautiful California beaches. How can we fight it? (2:59 minutes run time)

If You Give a Beach a Bottle

By: Max Romey

Inspired by a picture book, Max Romey heads to a remote beach on Alaska's coastline in search of marine debris (4:59 minutes run time)

The Last Straw

By: Lynne Cherry

 9 year-old Milo Cress is concerned about the millions of straws that pollute waterways and harm ocean creatures. With the help of friends, he convinces restaurants to “go straw-free”. (4:30 minutes run time)

MABON ‘The 8 year old activist’

By: Jack Davies

Our world has a serious ocean plastics problem. There are now a higher number of plastics in the ocean than the number of fish. (4:39 minutes run time)

Films for Elementary Students

The Plastic Perils of The Pacific

By: Brandon & Carlene Strathmann
Pollution is not a species-specific problem.

All the Way to the Ocean

By: Joel Harper
A story about two friends and their discovery of the relationship between our cities' storm drains and the world's oceans, lakes and rivers.

MABON ‘The 8 year old activist’

By: Jack Davies
Our world has a serious ocean plastics problem. There are now a higher number of plastics in the ocean than the number of fish.

The Last Straw

By: Lynne Cherry
Nine-year-old Milo Cress is concerned about the millions of straws that pollute waterways, waste fossil-fuel resource and harm ocean creatures. With the help of some friends, he convinces restaurants to “go straw-free”. Milo then takes the fight all the way to Capitol Hill.

Organizer created on 9/3/2024 1:46:50 PM by Laura Nietzer

Last edited 9/4/2024 2:43:40 PM by Laura Nietzer

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