The Go Jetters Tackle Plastic Waste
In The Go Jetters Tackle Plastic Waste, the Go Jetters crew observes the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic pollution floating in the ocean. The Go Jetters talk about how they can work together to stop plastic pollution. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.
Lesson Express
Q: What did the Go Jetters see?
A: They saw a great bunch of plastic waste in the ocean.
Q: Why is the Great Plastic Garbage Patch a problem?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may mention how animals can get caught in the trash, or that the pollution may make marine environments dirty.
Q: Looking at a picture of the Great Plastic Garbage Patch, what do you observe?
A: Student responses will vary.
More Like This

In The Go Jetters at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Go Jetters crew learns about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ubercorn shares facts about how garbage gets into the ocean and how large the garbage patches are. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In The Go Jetters' Sea Turtle Rescue, the Go Jetters crew finds a sea turtle that is trapped on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic pollution floating in the ocean. They work together to free the sea turtle. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In The Go Jetters at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the Go Jetters crew learns about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Ubercorn shares facts about how garbage gets into the ocean and how large the garbage patches are. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.

In The Go Jetters' Sea Turtle Rescue, the Go Jetters crew finds a sea turtle that is trapped on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic pollution floating in the ocean. They work together to free the sea turtle. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Go Jetters, a series that follows the adventures of four international heroes as they travel the globe visiting landmarks and solving environmental problems with Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn.