Tag: pollution
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Bamboo Bioplastic – An Ecofriendly Alternative
Looking for a meaningful way to connect cell biology, polymers, environmental science, and biotechnology in your classroom? This free classroom resource adapts a recent scientific research study into a student-friendly reading passage designed specifically for high school biology students. Students often hear about plastic pollution, but rarely get to explore how scientists are actively developing…
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Use Beets to Explore Membrane Permeability
Students test the effects of pollution on membrane permeability using beetroot cores.
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Exploring Range of Tolerance in Steelhead Trout
Students learn about the range of tolerance by graphing the number of trout found at different temperatures in a stream. Includes analysis questions.
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Case Study – How Human Activities Affect Water Quality
Use the data to determine where a river is most polluted, and determine what factors affect the composition of the water, like locations near towns or farms.