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Exploring Energy and Matter with Chlorophyll Data - Mini Lesson/Activity
Grade Level: 6-8

Students review the NASA video showing biosphere data over the North Atlantic Ocean as a time series animation displaying a decade of phytoplankton blooms and answer questions.


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