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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Water Q & A

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find this list of questions interesting and amusing. "Things like, "Is salt water used for anything in the U.S.?," and How can we have a 100-year flood two years in a row?", are found on this this. Click Home to access the site...
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Why Does Water Dissolve Salt?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their own model of a salt crystal and water molecule to show how water dissolves salt. Then, they relate their observations to the structure of salt, water, and alcohol on the molecular level.
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Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Nutrients in an Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An overload of nutrients, called eutrophication (Greek for "good-nutrition"), can be harmful to estuaries. This phenomenon is also referred to as "over-enrichment," or "nutrient pollution". Students will investigate the range of...
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Website
Other

Crocodilian Species List

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers in-depth information and photos on all living crocodilian species.
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State of Florida

Florida Department of State: State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about all of Florida's state symbols on this colorful page. Click on the symbol for a larger picture and more information.
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Other

The Nature Conservancy (Australia): 10 Weird and Wonderful Wildlife of Australia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about some of the unique animals in Australia. A description of each animal and a high-resolution photograph are provided.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Marine Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about invertebrates found in the ocean, their individual methods of adaptations, identifying characteristics, and contributions to the marine ecosystem.
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Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Intertidal Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the intertidal ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Coastal Ocean Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the coastal ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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Unit Plan
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: Oceanic Pelagic Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the oceanic pelagic ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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Website
The Wild Classroom

The Wild Classroom: Biomes of the World: The Deep Sea Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the abyssal ocean ecosystem. Find out about plants, animals, adaptations, and conservation efforts.
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Website
Other

Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty

For Students 9th - 10th
The site for Robert Smithson has everything you wanted to know about the Spiral Jetty and other works by Smithson.
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Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: National Ocean Service Education: Estuaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated tutorial explains estuary ecosystems. Animations and illustrations help students become more familiar with the plant and animal communities which make up this coastal habitat.
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Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: Energy Solutions: Tapping Into Topography of Lake Turkana

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students read and analyze articles about the alkaline water in Lake Turkana in Kenya, and about a wind energy project near Lake Turkana. They then examine the many factors that must be considered when undertaking this...
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Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Coastal Oceans Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore photos, watch video clips, and learn about the aquatic biome located above the continental shelf. [8:37]
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Marine Vertebrates

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about vertebrates found in the ocean, their individual methods of adaptations, identifying characteristics and contributions to the marine ecosystem.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Should I Drink That?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students perform the first steps that environmental engineers do to determine water quality - sampling and analysis. Student teams measure the electrical conductivity of four water samples using teacher-made LED conductivity testers and...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Ocean Water Desalination

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners learn about the techniques engineers have developed for changing ocean water into drinking water, including thermal and membrane desalination. They begin by reviewing the components of the natural water cycle. They see how...
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Handout
NSTATE

New Hampshire State Symbols

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a wealth of information about the New Hampshire state symbols. Click on each word to be taken to a page with a picture, information, and links to much more about the symbol. Includes year of adoption.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed website that was a companion to a 1995 traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian. Links to lesson plans and other educational materials are at the bottom of the page. Enter the exhibition to explore the world of the ocean.
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Website
Untamed Science

Untamed Science: Biology: World Biomes: Pelagic Biome

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different zones of the open ocean, the pelagic biome, and what organisms call each zone home.
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Mixtures

For Students 3rd - 8th
This informative site contains basic information, offered in a straightforward way, on what constitutes a mixture. Examples and illustrations are part of this site.
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Fishes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about fish from around the world. Varying species, their biology, role in the environment, human cultural significance, as well conservation issues.
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Other

Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of all of the state emblems and symbols for the state of Alabama. Clicking on the underlined link will bring up a picture of the symbol or emblem.

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