Garbage Patch -- No Kidding!

In today's library class, we're going to look at garbage, and it's not a pretty sight.

First -- click on and read the first two paragraphs of the article, "Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash", from a recent issue of The New York Times.

Next -- Look at the slide show of the Pacific garbage patch, also known as the Pacific Gyre.

Next -- Look at the voyage of the 2009 Gyre Expedition in Google Maps. On the left side, find, click on and read the entry titled, "Biggest Debris Day So Far!" Where did this happen?

Next -- Explain how the term "gyre" describes how this Pacific Garbage Patch has gotten so big, and why it is such a problem.