Name: ________________

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Date:

The Great Class Garbage Patch Inquiry

Directions: As you and your group complete the inquiry, use
this sheet to guide your thinking and record your observations
and thoughts.

1. What happened to the bottle caps when you began to

move the water around the edge of the container?

2. What did the coffee grinds and oil represent?

3. After the coffee grinds and oil were added to the

container, what was your groups plan to clean the
contaminated water?

4. Was your groups plan effective in cleaning the

water? Why or why not?

5. How does this inquiry compare to The Great Pacific

Garbage Patch?