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Wicked Diving: Napoleon Wrasse

For Students 9th - 10th
Because this site belongs to a diving tour company rather than to an aquarium or museum, the information about the Napoleon wrasse is "up close and personal." Learn basic facts about these fish, but also learn how they react to humans in...
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Handout
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Cheilinus Undulatus: Humphead Wrasse

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Humphead, or Napoleon, Wrasse, accompanied by several photographs and a map showing where these fish live.
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Understanding Batesian Mimicry

For Students 9th - 10th
Biological mimicry is a fascinating subject and Batesian mimicry does not disappoint. It occurs as a protective mechanism when one defenseless species mimics characteristics of a species that can harm or even poison a predator. Examples...
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Other

Planet Ark: World Environmental News

For Students 9th - 10th
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
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Handout
Indiana University

Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Reference Documents: Common Fossils of Indiana [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A fact card describing five fossils common to Indiana.
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Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: Big Questions: Oceans

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn more about the oceans that cover so much of our planet. Five big Q and A's are addressed including why oceans are so important, how oceans soak up energy and gases, the relationship between climate and oceans, and the function of...
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Interactive
PBS

Nova: Earth in Peril

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of nine maps with accompanying explanations. They show how population growth has affected the environment around the world in terms of water availability, climate change, land and forest use, and more. There are both interactive...
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Website
Other

Ocean Oasis: Field Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ocean Oasis is a giant-screen film that depicts Mexico's Sea of Cortes and the Baja California desert. This companion site features much of the information the film has, such as beautiful images of animals, water, and land that have...
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Vanuatu: Political Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A small political map of Vanuatu. Be aware that the country was called New Hebrides until 1971 and is thus labeled on this map. From the Perry Castaneda Collection.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Selected Ref: Harnessing Sci & Ed for Biodiversity Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
This source is a series of links to references related to harnessing science for biodiversity conservation.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Glossary: Harnessing Sci and Educ for Biodiversity Conservation

For Students 9th - 10th
All of the following terms relate to the topic of harnessing science and education for biodiversity conservation.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 9.3 Cnidarians

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the behaviors, characteristics, and classification of cnidarians.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Nearpod: Exploring Acids & Bases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson on exploring acids and bases, students will explore the pH scale and how is it related to acids and bases by learning key vocabulary terms and visuals related to the chemical process of neutralization.
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Other

Hawaii Coral Reef Network: Ophiuroidea, Brittle Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
This page simply contains a picture of a spiny brittle star. A good example of this echinoderm.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Coral Reef

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about the underocean environment at this site that surveys animals, environmental factors such as light and temperature, currents, animals, plants, and the like.
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Website
PBS

Nova: Into Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
Paleoclimatologists use information from tree rings, corals and ice cores to learn more about El Nino. See if you can analyze samples of each of these types of evidence to look for past El Nino events.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: An Ocean Web Quest

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students embark on an underwater adventure to learn all about ocean habitats, specifically coral reefs and rocky shore, using an Internet based research method. This activity can be completed whole...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Clownfish

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Clownfish, orange and white famous coral reef fish from Finding Nemo.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Now That's Complex [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Define a habitat. Discover how a relatively small area can be divided into many habitats for smaller organisms.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Features interesting facts and colorful photos of a variety of invertebrates with a map of the location where they can be found.
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Website
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

Kids Do Ecology: Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis you will find the answers to many questions about biomes. You will also find a listing of biomes along with a detailed explanation of each.
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Handout
Geographic

Photius: Bahrain Geography and Population

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Bahrain's topography. Made up of several islands, you can find out how the country is connected by causeways from one island to the next.
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Lesson Plan
Climate Literacy

Clean: Understanding Ocean Acidification

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The following is a series of 5 activities regarding ocean acidifcation Students will learn about rising Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, climate change, ocean reefs, marine calcifers and ocean pH.
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Handout
Tree of Life Project

Tree of Life: Cnidaria (Coelenterata)

For Students 9th - 10th
TThis site from the University of Arizona has a discussion of Cnidaria and their reproductive cycles and capabilities.

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