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Nutria And The Disappearing Marsh Lesson PlanNutria And The Disappearing Marsh Lesson Plan
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Young analysts examine changes in the nutria population, vegetation density, and marsh area over time in the wetlands of Louisiana. They import data and use the TI-73 Explorer to graph and analyze the effects of nutria on marsh loss.

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Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.7 WHST.6-8.1.e WHST.6-8.2.f WHST.6-8.4 WHST.6-8.6 WHST.6-8.7 WHST.6-8.8 WHST.6-8.9 WHST.6-8.10 MP4 MP5

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