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Finding and Measuring What You Can't See

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Students determine how scientists measure pollutants in food and the environment. Students discover how scientists remove one material based on its physical properties. Students figure out how much of a pollutant is present after identifying it.

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pollutants, pollution, contamination

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9th - 12th
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Science
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