The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Human Waste in Ocean Currents Reading Worksheet | Middle School Earth Science | Grades 6–8

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Human Waste in Ocean Currents Reading Worksheet is a reading passage with comprehension questions for Middle School Earth Science (grades 6–8) on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Human Waste in Ocean Currents.

Sample item: “1. What is an ocean gyre, and how does it form?”

What's inside: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Human Waste in Ocean Currents - Human Impact on Land Water and Air (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,365 words, 7 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.

Standards: NGSS Middle School Earth & Space Science (MS-ESS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.

Resource type: Reading Worksheet. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Assign as a reading for class or homework, then discuss the questions. Built for Middle School Earth Science, grades 6–8.

Format note: These files are delivered in Microsoft Office formats (Word and/or PowerPoint). If you open a worksheet that includes tables in Apple Pages or another non-Microsoft app, table formatting may not display correctly. For best results, use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint (or upload the file to Google Docs). If you run into any formatting issues, contact us and we can send a PDF version.