Be a Scientist

Introduction

Dr. Jenna Jambeck is a scientist from the University of Georgia. She is studying plastic pollution using an app called Marine Debris Tracker and she needs your help! You can help by tracking the litter you find in your community. This data can help scientists understand the most common litter and where it is found. Click the links below to become citizen scientists in your own community, using Marine Debris Tracker.

In this lesson, students are empowered to apply their learnings from Lessons 1-4 to contribute to real-world science in their own communities.