For my Grade 6 PYP Exhibition, I chose to continue exploring marine pollution and microplastics instead of starting a completely unrelated topic.
I worried that many students might choose a similar environmental topic. After thinking about it, I decided continuity mattered more: I wanted to keep following the questions that began with my underwater exploration.
The early stage involved research and finding information and people who might support the project. I was not able to secure the interview I hoped for, but the project continued.
I used physical models and a puzzle so visitors could understand the issue visually instead of only reading research text.
A whale surrounded by wire represented physical struggle and injury caused by human-made material.
A cardboard whale looked normal from the front, while the reverse contained dirty bottles, paper, tubes and plastic bags.
I drew, coloured, traced and cut the puzzle myself. It was a reminder that the final object does not show how much work happened behind it.
The exhibition was not the end of the project. Taking the puzzle home became part of the motivation to create this website.