Cross-Curricular Connections

The trash described in the story travels across many different ocean habitats. A habitat is an area of land or water that is occupied by different species of plant and animal. Click on the link below to learn more about ocean habitats.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/habitats/oceans.html

The scientist in “Tracking Trash” is an oceanographer. An oceanographer is someone who studies the ocean. Click on the link below to learn about careers in oceanography.

http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/career/oceanographer.html