High School Earth Science
Microplastics and Bioaccumulation
Feed brine shrimp fake food and see where it goes.
Students feed brine shrimp fluorescent particles that stand in for microplastics. Under a light, they see the particles build up in the animals.
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NGSS HS-LS2-6
Standard: Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem.
What the kit does: Students test how a new pollutant changes a stable brine shrimp population.
NGSS HS-ESS3-4
Standard: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems.
What the kit does: Students use their results to evaluate ways to cut plastic reaching the ocean.
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