Translating Arctic Microplastics Research and Modeling into a 2-week Curriculum Module for Secondary Classrooms

Michael Steele1, Claudia Ludwig2, Barbara Steffens3, Bonnie Light4, Madison Smith5, David A Bailey6, Monica Orellana7, Lingwei Li8, Eric Muhs9, India Carlson9, Wendy Lane10, Mari Knutson Herbert11, Ji Hea Shin12 and Christina Scott13, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA, United States, (3)Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, United States, (4)University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (5)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, United States, (6)National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, United States, (7)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Seattle, United States, (8)Ohio State University, Columbus, United States, (9)Ballard High School, Seattle, United States, (10)Ingraham High School, Seattle, United States, (11)Lynden High School, Lynden, United States, (12)Raisbeck Aviation High School, Tukwila, United States, (13)Glacier Peak High School, Snohomish, United States