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Sea Pollution
Students explore facts about sea pollution. They discover how litter affects marine life. They investigate ways to reduce pollution. They complete a quiz to test their knowledge of sea pollution.
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Research Question, Hypothesis and Experimental Design
Students discuss steps of the scientific process, as well as, observe a picture of the beach that they will visit. Students create a testable hypothesis about marine debris at the beach. In this science lesson plan, students create a...
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Predators Among Us
Students study environmental science. In this ecosystems lesson plan, students discover how humans have an impact on life in the coral reef. They watch video clips and work on small group activities. This lesson plan includes links to...
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Orca United Nations
Young scholars study the differences between sets of data and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment. In this marine mammals lesson students analyze data based on set criteria.
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Small Wonders
Students investigate some of the 'mysteries' of the animal, marine and insect worlds, and create student books explaining their findings to younger students.
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Shipwreck Mystery
Students study web pages on a shipwreck then locate where this took place on a map. In this marine archaeologist lesson students examine what clues archaeologists use to find the location of a shipwreck and what they might find.
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Ocean Zones
Students create a mural showing ocean zones and the diversity of ocean life. They use reference books to create a list of plants and animals that would live in each zone.
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For Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?
Young scholars read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the lesson. Young scholars then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference for...
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Coral Reefs Endangered
Students identify different types of nutritional relationships in a coral reef system and trace the energy flow. In this marine biology lesson plan students create a simulation of acidification of the coral reef.
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Ocean/Beach Center
Pupils examine different types of ocean life. They classify sea shells and role play in the ocean center. They color and write about their experience in the ocean center and share their experiences with their classmates.
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Relative Dating - Telling Time Using Fossils
Students use fossil range charts to explain relative dating. They graph for ammonites, marine organisms that went extinct at the same time as dinosaurs.
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My Friend, The Volcano
Students describe the positive impacts of volcanic activity on marine ecosystems. For this volcano lesson students explore the process that causes volcanic activity along the Mariana and Kermadec Island Arcs.
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Ocean Exploration: Dentists of the Sea!
Students watch videos about unusual fish behavior and write to marine scientists about the proper care of fish. In this fish lesson plan, students watch the videos on how to properly transfer fish to saltwater, and they do so in an...
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Sail Away
Young scholars examine what naval architects and marine engineers do. In this engineering lesson students work in teams and design a boat with a sail structure.
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Connect the Dots: Polar Bear
In this connect the dots worksheet, students connect the dots to an animal that spends most of its life on shifting sea ice and is a marine mammal.
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Food Web Mystery
Students describe typical marine food webs, and explain why food is generally scarce in the deep-ocean environment. They discuss reasons that seamounts may support a higher density of biological organisms than would appear to be possible.
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Ocean Creature Classification
Young scholars develop their own system for classifying a group of objects or organisms using observed similarities and differences. They investigate the process of scientific classification, and explain how marine organisms are...
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Ocean Creature Classification
Students develop a Taxonomic Key for marine invertebrates from pictures they are given after practicing together with common objects, such as shoes. They then compare their key to a provided Ocean Invertebrates Taxonomic Key.
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Seashore Sweep
Students gather information about sea animals. In this ocean lesson plan, students read a story about the ocean and seashore. They discuss the needs of seashore animals and create a Mystery Ocean Animal riddle book. Students also...
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Titanic: Looking for Clues
Students make inferences about a shipwreck based on the location of artifacts. They role play as marine archaeologists and list three processes that contribute to the deterioration of the Titanic.
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The Iron Cheesebox
Students describe the oxidation/reduction reactions that are involved in the corrosion of iron in seawater. In this marine sanctuary lesson students study the steps in conserving marine archaeological artifacts.
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Coral Bleaching
Students examine the relationship between corals and zooxanthellae, identify stresses to corals, and explain coral bleaching. In this sea life lesson students predict the effects of increased temperatures on coral reefs.
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Species on the Edge
Students study science. In this endangered species activity, students examine sea turtles and actions that can be taken to help keep them alive. They work in small groups to research different species of turtles and share their...
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Internet Activity-Choose a Fish
Students research fish. In this marine biology lesson, students use the Internet to research a specific fish and their habitat, range, and size. Students fill in a worksheet with their notes.