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Designing an Underwater Habitat for Humans

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students consider the limitations of deep water oceanography and design an underwater habitat to support scientists while they complete long term studies under the ocean. In this engineering activity, students are introduced to the...
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My Wet Robot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars design an underwater vehicle. In this engineering lesson, students will design an underwater robot that includes specific systems for it to function properly. Each group will present their prototype to the class.
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What's in that Cake?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover the methods scientists use to investigate Oceanic habitats.  In this oceanography lesson, students utilize the Internet to identify deep sea submersibles and how they help scientists study the Charleston Bump.  Students...
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California Academy of Science

Coral Reef Habitat Match

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Different animals live in different habitats, and each animal has specifically adaptive traits that make them tailor-made for their environments. This is true on land and in the ocean. Little ones examine how various marine animals have...
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Wildlife

For Teachers 5th - 7th
First, biology pupils research land and marine habitats along the route of skipper Rich Wilson's Great American II. Then, using colored paper clips scattered across a colored paper background, they play the predator-prey game to...
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NOAA

Climate, Corals and Change

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Global warming isn't just an issue on land; deep ocean waters are also showing troubling signs. Young scientists learn more about deep water corals and the many recent discoveries researchers have made. Then they examine data related to...
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History's Thermometers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ancient coral beds give scientists clues to past ocean temperatures in much the same way that tree rings indicate historical weather conditions. High school scientists examine coral oxygen isotope ratios and plot the data as a function...
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Science Matters

That’s An Otter Story

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scientists discover how sea otters' habitats have changed due to human impact. Through conversation, video observation, and story reading, scholars identify how human interactions change a specific ecosystem in both positive and...
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Create a Habitat for an Animal

For Students 5th - 6th
In this marine life learning exercise, students label the ocean animal and each part of its habitat. Students then draw one of the habitats including the animals and plants that live there.
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Where Do All the Animals Live?

For Teachers K
Students study animal habitats and make a poster showing two animals, two birds, and two reptiles in their habitats.
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Turtle Fun Facts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this turtles worksheet, students read two pages of facts about turtles. Students match four kinds of turtle pictures to their habitats.
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To See or Not to See

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and discuss key factors that determine how effective color camouflage is in certain habitats.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups and study light. 
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Going Under

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the different zones of life in the ocean.
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How Are Open Ocean Organisms Structured for Their Environment?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore biology by conducting an animal dissection. In this oceanography lesson, students identify the life cycle of a squid and other animals that are involved with commercial fishing. Young scholars dissect a squid in...
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Habitats and Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research and describe the habitat and adaptations of a reef animal. After the student is assigned a habitat, they design and draw a cresture adapted to eat each food and to live in each habitat.
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How do living and non-living structures affect coral reef habitats?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create model coral reefs showing surface area and including examples of communities.  In this coral reef lesson, students research and explore the functions or benefits from a coral reef.  Students design a benthic habitat....
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Entering The Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this lesson sixth grade students get into groups and research a given ocean habitat. The major features of cold-seep communities are the objective but plenty information is given about other habitats which could be assigned to...
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Friend, Foe, or . . .

For Teachers 5th - 6th
As a result of this lesson, upper elementary ocean explorers will be able to describe several interrelationships: symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. They learn that the biological richness is increased near seamounts and...
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Mapping the Ocean Floor

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the bottom structure of underwater habitats and how they can be mapped.
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Big Fleas Have Little Fleas!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study seamounts and learn the importance of structures to species. In this ocean explorer lesson, students participate in an activity that teaches them how to modify a seamount so that they are more suitable for species. 
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The Excretory System

For Students 8th - 9th
In this excretory system worksheet, students read a brief excerpt about water balance and the excretory system. Then they identify what compound birds, insects and reptiles living in dry habitats excrete. Students also describe how...
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Easy as Pi

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe the importance of structural features that increase surface area in a coral reef habitat.  In this investigative lesson students quantify the impact of modifications on surface area in model habitats. 
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Entering the Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students describe major features of cold seep communities  and list organisms that are found in these communities.  In this water habitat instructional activity students examine trophic levels, describe the process of chemosynthesis and...
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Penguins Around the World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate penguins. In this Science instructional activity, students compare and contrast penguins to flying birds. Students use a Venn diagram to illustrate the differences and similarities of penguins and flying birds.

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