Yellow Ducks Overboard! A Lesson in Geography and World Citizenship

Abstract

“Who was responsible for this mess?” Twenty-two voices cried out. “We want to know!” Plastic bottles, lids, bags, and containers were entwined among fishing line along with old shoes and tires. This flotsam of discarded waste was topped off with little yellow rubber ducks and strange “sea creatures” polluting our classroom space! This was the sight that greeted Mrs. B's first grade class as they entered the room. “What had happened? Dr. Nagel, have you been in our room again?” As the class struggled to settle down in and around this entangled heap of debris, I worked with their teacher, Ms. B, to connect their immediate “polluted” environment with the more abstract concept of the pollution found in our world's oceans. Our lesson was inspired by the book, 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle, which discusses ocean pollution.

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