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Resources
- Google Doc Student Investigation Handout. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KBXhIeRmfu8UQumvjMg9JMEUSRiTc9aBE_nbz-g46Z0/copy
- Google Docs Quad Chart Template. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J4IyeLJFMLiCwyhMWdjg02V_POPi-AfWjEJlg9VgcEQ/copy
- Google Sheets spreadsheet used to calculate the amount of biodegradable material to add to a specific mass of the 3wt.% CNF slurry i. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IDF0eHa5Mw0YA8ULIs1Jar_argKyZJsbyflayqNzfGw/copy
- How Big the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Really Is. Three minute video for class. ww.youtube.com/watch?v=vrPBYS5zzF8
- Student Example Quad Chart. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F2oQcqfrKIoUWWDs3Xgzr_JDc_Ktsn4BibVdBbjqPSc/
- Website to purchase cellulose nanofibrils CNF. https://umaine.edu/pdc/nanocellulose/order-nanocellulose/