Teaching Materials (1-3 of 3)

1. Agents of change: Determining effects of pollution on marine environments through data interpretation

   29 Feb 2024 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Eilea Knotts¹, Rachel Leads²

   1. University of South Carolina 2. Michigan State University

   In this lesson, students discuss the effects of disturbance in marine environments with a focus on pollution. They also evaluate the anthropogenic causes and consequences of pollution on a variety...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/4664/?v=1

2. Simple, Accessible River-Based Field Investigation of Riverine Microplastics

   16 Jan 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Sarah Rankin Gordon

   Colorado Mountain College

   Scientists have discovered that microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in the environment, but the small size of these microscopic pollutants prohibits most people from recognizing their prevalence....

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/3633/?v=1

3. Ingestion of Microplastics by Coral

   12 May 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Alyssa Hoekstra

   QUBES lesson on ingestion of microplastics by coral. Lesson will give environmental background and then use R for hands-on statistical analyses, followed by critical thinking questions.

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2350/?v=1