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Echinoderms
In this biology worksheet, students complete a concept map on echinoderms using the terms provided. They fill in the 7 blanks with the correct answer.
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Echinoderms and Chordates
In this biology activity, learners complete a crossword puzzle with 20 questions on echinoderms and chordates characteristics and features.
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Water Quality Sampling
Students explore the water qualities in Texas. They evaluate the water quality of six different samples by observing and smelling them. They present a list of the cups that contained good water quality based on their observations. They...
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Sea Urchins - Diadema Antillarum
Students investigate oceanography by painting sea life. In this crustacean lesson, students identify sea urchins in our ocean environments and describe the functionality of their spherical-shaped bodies. Students design their own sea...
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Sea Secrets
Students study the following: For centuries, people have been challenged by the mysteries that lie beneath the blue depths of our ocean planet. Very little was known about the ocean until late in the nineteenth century, although nearly...
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Kure Waste Chase Game Lesson
Students work together to identify marine debris. They explain the effect of the debris on various ecosystems. They draw different types of ocean currents as well.
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Seaworthy Presentations
First graders research ocean animals and plants on the web. In this ocean habitat lesson, 1st graders prepare a multimedia presentation. Students will work on their presentations in pairs and every group should have its own animals or...
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Indian Ocean Explored
Learners examine the rich array of marine wildlife that lives in waters surrounding the Indian subcontinent. They explore the relationships among organisms in coral reefs. They explore environmental dangers to coral reefs and research...
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A House for Me- Ocean Environments
Students explore ocean environments. In this ocean environment activity, students identify the things ocean animals need for survival. Students use KWL charts and search the Internet collecting information about ocean habitats. Students...
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Sunken Slave Ship
Students investigate shipwrecks. In this marine archaeology lesson, students create the site of a shipwreck by using a tub filled with sand and items from a "ship". Students excavate the site and analyze the findings.
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Human Impacts to the Sandy Shore
Learners investigate human impact on coastal environments. In this coastal environment lesson, students observe human impact on coastal environments. Learners sort, classify, and chart marine debris collected on a local beach.
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TE Lesson: Habitat Mapping
Students examine the current technologies used in mapping resources in the marine environment. They look at remote sensing, sounding, and underwater vehicles. They examine image from the benthic habitat produced by the GIS in order to...
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Edible Algae
Learners acquire an awareness and appreciation for the value of the organisms in the Protist Kingdom. They identify common Protists, name them and list some common products that contain marine algae.
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Blue Planet: Seasonal Seas
Students study and research marine invertebrates. In this marine lesson students create an illustrated report and help complete a class exhibit.
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Collect Data Using a Transect Line
Learners learn about transect lines through a study of marine debris. In this marine debris lesson, students calculate the items on a transect line and graph them. Learners complete a category worksheet.
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Sea No Evil
Students research the characteristics of marine life at different ocean depths. They use their findings as the basis for a classroom 'Life Under the Sea' museum exhibit.
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Crinoids: Flowers f the Iowa Seas
Learners study the rocks and fossils associated with the geologic landscape of Iowa. In this rocks and fossils instructional activity, students examine fossils that would be found in the Iowa landscape that show evidence of marine...
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Introduction to Ocean Grazers
Students explore biology by creating a poster with classmates. In this oceanography lesson, students identify the importance of coral reefs to the ocean's ecology and examine a food web of ocean animals. Students define a list of...
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Boston Harbor Cruise: A Shoreline Survey
The students take a harbor cruise, photograph, and draw shore line features attending to evidence of human impact/consequences, and its cost on marine/land animal habitats vegetation, weather patterns, signs of erosion, and the water...
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Aquatic Times
Young scholars identify a diversity of issues related to aquatic organisms and habitats and develop their own opinions concerning some issues involving aquatic life and habitats. They investigate, write and produce a newspaper that...
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Friendly Volcanoes
Learners discuss the benefits of volcanic activity on marine life. They explain the process of tectonic plates.
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Getting Food
Students explore seashore ecosystems. In this marine animal biology instructional activity, students sort photographs of various sea creatures according to their eating habits and discuss each animal's identifiable traits. Students...
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Stream Study
Students study the characteristics of a stream habitat. In this life science instructional activity, students use sieves, nets, and jars to collect aquatic organisms. Students also measure the temperature of the stream and calculate the...
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I Can Preserve My Planet
Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. In this ocean preservation activity, students use KWL charts to understand ways the ocean is important to our daily lives. Students create a poster or wirte a letter to someone...