This collection is part of 5 separate overall collections funded through a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant. The five collections are: 1) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Mussels Field Studies: Middle School Lessons, 2) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Oyster Field Studies: Middle School Lessons, 3) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Mussels Role Play: Secondary Lessons, 4) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Oysters Role Play: Secondary Lessons, and herein, 5) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds PEWI Mussel Simulation.

This collection is part of 5 separate overall collections funded through a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant. The five collections are: 1) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Mussels Field Studies: Middle School Lessons, 2) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Oyster Field Studies: Middle School Lessons, 3) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Mussels Role Play: Secondary Lessons, 4) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Oysters Role Play: Secondary Lessons, and herein, 5) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds PEWI Mussel Simulation. 

This collection is part of 5 separate overall collections funded through a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) grant. The five collections are: 1) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Mussels Field Studies: Middle School Lessons, 2) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Oyster Field Studies: Middle School Lessons, 3) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Mussels Role Play: Secondary Lessons, 4) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds Oysters Role Play: Secondary Lessons, and herein, 5) VCU Chesapeake Bay Watersheds PEWI Mussel Simulation.

This a hands-on activity that can be used to show the effects of mining on the environment.

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