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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 7th
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Students use their knowledge of the food pyramid to plan a full meal that incorporates at least one serving of food from each group and classify their ingredients according to the food groups. Full Review »
Students compare pollution amounts in the same quantity of water. They explain how even small amounts of pollution in a given water supply can be harmful and outline alternative waste removal techniques. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the concept of supply and demand, then graphy supply and demand curves from data. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify some consumer goods that come from the ocean. They classify these items into groups, identify their source, and calculate the cost of buying such goods. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the dangers of eating high levels of mercury and how small amounts of mercury in water accumulate in greater quantities in organisms higher in the food chain. They list the health of effects of high levels of mercury on humans. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate common fishing methods used to capture sharks. They decide why these methods and the shark's reproductive biology are contributing to the quick reduction in the shark population. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 10th
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Students explore a variety of strategies for organizing information in order to solve combination problems. Students use several different graphic organizers to record and organize information. The information is used to solve various types of problems. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students review how sending a letter to their senator or representative might help save the dolphins. Using the internet, they examine a dolphin safe tuna label and efforts by the Bush Administration to weaken the label and put more dolphins at risk. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are exposed to the variety of ways in which scientist use remote sensing and it used in everyday life. They investigate about zooplankton and fish. Students list the two important groups of organisms in both aquatic and marine environments. They conduct research on zooplankton. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine environmental problems in the fishing industry. They identify the types of fish they eat, then participate in a "Go Fish" type game using cards with information about endangered and threatened fish. Students then complete an information sheet from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Full Review »