Graphing Microplastics in the Antarctic
Students will analyze microplastic data collected in two locations in Antarctica; discover types of microplastics found in the marine environment; represent this data in three types of graphs then draw conclusions from the data.
Authors: Dalton Cooper, Katherine Edwards, Suzanna Findeisen, Elizabeth Miller; EARTH Satellite April 27, 2018 Pensacola
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