Microplastics kit
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The Problem With Microplastics

Price range: $17.95 through $139.95

Investigate the possible health risks of microplastics.

Microplastics are found in the air, water, living things, and in many of the products we use every day.

  • Analyze simulated brain tissue to discover if microplastics can be found in the human body.
  • Use a model of the human body to explain how microplastics enter the brain.
  • Use evidence from research studies to explore the possible health risks of microplastics.
  • Learn about factors that influence microplastic toxicity.
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 $17.95
Assembled kits
 $139.95
Materials to assemble 10 kits - includes all supplies, printed labels, and student instructions copy master
 $49.95
Materials to refill 10 kits
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Kit Includes

  • Student instructions
  • Brain Tissue Sample EC09-02 (simulated)
  • Tissue Dissolving Solution (simulated)
  • Filter paper
  • Microplastic chip
  • Sampling Protocol
  • What Are Microplastics? sheet
  • Are Microplastics a Problem? sheet
  • Human Body Model sheet

Also Required

  • Safety goggles
  • Water
  • Hand lens for viewing microplastics (optional)
  • Paper towel for clean-up

Quantity Discounts

Kits:

  • 1 – 9 kits: $17.95 each
  • 10 – 24 kits: $17.05 each
  • 25+ kits: $16.16 each

Unassembled:

  • 1 – 9 packs: $139.95 each
  • 10+ packs: $132.95 each

Refills:

  • 1 – 9 packs: $49.95 each
  • 10+ packs: $47.45 each

Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Shop by NGSS »

Performance Expectations:

HS-LS1-2. Develop and use a model to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.
HS-LS2-7. Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity.

  • Science & Engineering Practices

    Developing and Using Models - Develop and use a model based on evidence to illustrate the relationships between systems or between components of a system.

    Conducting Explanations and Designing Solutions - Design, evaluate, and refine a solution to a complex real-world problem, based on scientific knowledge, student-generated sources of evidence, prioritized criteria, and tradeoff considerations.

  • Disciplinary Core Ideas

    LS1.A: Structure and Function - Multicellular organisms have a hierarchical structural organization, in which any one system is made up of numerous parts and is itself a component of the next level.

    LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience - Moreover, anthropogenic changes (induced by human activity) in the environment — including habitat destruction, pollution, introduction of invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change — can disrupt an ecosystem and threaten the survival of some species.

    ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions - When evaluating solutions it is important to take into account a range of constraints including cost, safety, reliability and aesthetics and to consider social, cultural and environmental impacts.

  • Crosscutting Concepts

    Systems and System Models - Models (e.g., physical, mathematical, computer models) can be used to simulate systems and interactions—including energy, matter, and information flows— within and between systems at different scales.

    Stability and Change - Much of science deals with constructing explanations of how things change and how they remain stable.

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