Saturday, November 9, 2013

28,000 Rubber Ducks Lost at Sea

In 1992 a Cargo Shipping container filled with 28,000 rubber ducks fell into the ocean. These little rubber ducks started popping up in different oceans all of the world and still are today! Learn more here! These ducks actually taught us about the ocean currents which are listed on page 4 of your Earth Science Reference Table. See if you can track the route the ducks took using page 4 of your Earth Science Reference Table. What do you think about all the plastic floating around in the ocean with the ducks? How can we solve this pollution problem?