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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to gather information on tides and then use this information to determine the period of revolution of the moon around the earth (part 1) and the relative pull of the sun and the moon on the tides (part 2). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the factors that cause and affect tides. They analyze different tide patterns and discuss what can affect the variations of these patterns. Thye describe how tides affect our lives. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the forces that cause and affect tides. They discuss the effect of lunar cycles on living organisms. They analyze different investigations to determine if lunar cycles affect specific phenomena in living organisms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students gain an understanding of why the Earth experiences tides. They gain an appreciation of the benefits of the Earth's tides. They will be introduced to the concept of tides and tidal forces. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research and they role-play the behavior of plants and animals in a salt marsh habitat as the tides change. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the internet to research how the time of day affects the tides. They work together to develop a demonstration of the tide patterns for a month. They create a chart showing the relationship between tides and the phases of the moon. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe the tides in San Diego for one month. Using this information, they graph the tides on a chart along with the phases of the moon. They answer questions related to the graph to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students demonstrate how the moon affects the tides, a neap tide, and spring tides by using their bodies as models. After students observe the model they created, they draw and label the diagram on a provided worksheet. They then log onto the NOAA website to access tide data and make a graph. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students investigate the daily changes that are found when studying the rise and fall of the tide. They use a tide chart to help with understanding the pattern and how the Earth, moon, and sun influence the levels and patterns of high and low tide. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students engage in a lesson that is about finding out information about the high and low tides. They discuss the relationship of the gravitational pull and the pull of the moon for the cycle of tides. Students read some common tidal charts and pay attention to the details. Full Review »