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Students will be able to define and describe symbiotic, mutualistic, commensal, and parasitic relationships between organisms. Students will be able to describe the benefits of a mutualistic relationship between hermit crabs and sea anemones. Full Review »
Students will be able to identify the three realms of the Arctic Ocean, and describe the relationships between these realms. Students will be able to discuss the advantages and limitations of sampling techniques to study biological communities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students recognize and identify major groups found in the Arctic benthos. They describe common feeding strategies used by benthic animals in the Arctic Ocean. They discuss relationships between Full Review »
Students will conduct independent research to discover what types of organisms can survive near hydrothermal vents. Students will learn how organisms living along hydrothermal vents can survive in the absence of sunlight and photosynthesis. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students distinguish between various plants and animals using pictures of the different organisms and explore the feeding habits of marine animals. They engage in a hands-on activity demonstrating various feeding habits of the mammals. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students gain a basic understanding of coral reefs and their inhabitants. They discover how species of animals help each other survive on the reef habitat and how scientist participate actively in protecting and restoring damaged reef structures. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students role-play how animals and plants depend on and help each other in symbiotic relationships. Working in pairs, they role-play the animals' relationship. They may also choose to draw pictures of these partnerships. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore the concept of symbiosis as they examine and discuss how a sea anemone and a clownfish interact. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students discuss how organisms relate to one another. They work together to research a specific organism and how it relates to other organisms. They present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students recognize the concepts of evolution and natural selection as well as cladistics and phylogenetics. They observe the process of regeneration in a sea anemone to simulate asexual reproduction. Full Review »