Bridging Modeling and Environmental Issues

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Hyunyi Jung University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch activity involves an urgent environmental issue that students can discuss. It engages students in the interpretation of visual data, measurements, units, and the area of regular and irregular figures.

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