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Students will be able to interpret data from a threedimensional array of current monitors to infer an overall pattern of water circulation. Students will be able to hypothesize what effect an observed water circulation pattern might have on seamount Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the three realms of the Arctic Ocean, and describe the relationships between these realms. They identify major factors that limit primary productivity in the Arctic Ocean. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. They identify and describe sources of energy used by various organisms for chemosynthesis. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students research the Galapagos Islands as a case study of endemic vs. introduced animal and plant species. They consider how introduced species can affect endemics. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students discuss the effect the space shuttle had on exploration. The examine statistics to show the types of advances the space shuttle has enabled. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop and analyze exponential models for the behavior of light passing through water, solve simple recurrence relations (linear homogeneous first-order), and conduct data analysis using semi-log plots. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students consider the threats that natural disasters (specifically tornadoes, volcanoes, and earthquakes) pose for humans, then compare and contrast two disasters. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe several exothermic and endothermic reactions. They determine the changes that take place in a chemical reaction and observe how fast a reaction is taking place and what factors influence a chemical reaction. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop Modified Mercalli Intensity values for a written description of an earthquake. They map MMi values and defend their decisions where to place them on a large-scale zip code map. They define how measure of magnitude and intensity are applied to earthquakes. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students explore what they know about Monterey Bay in the special topics course and share their information with K-12 grade children at local schools by participating in the Virtual Canyon Project. Students in this service learning class team up with students in another service learning class ("Tech Tutors") and work with children to create a fun and informative web-pages that become part of the Virtual Canyon web site. Full Review »

