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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the self preservation mechanism that is inherent in the Great Lakes. They examine how scientists are studying Great Lakes, and what their predictions are for these national treasures. Full Review »
Simulating the Charleston Gyre (an eddy) found in the South Atlantic Bight, students will use inquiry to infer the bathymetry of the ocean floor located below the ocean surface that causes the formation of an eddy in the Gulf Stream. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students lay out transect lines beside a local stream or river. There they record species of plants and insects living around the stream. By doing so, students explore how to use transect sampling techniques, use a variety of methods to sample species. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explain why compass angles need to be corrected for regional magnetic variation. They observe the difference between magnetic and true north. Each student measures the angle of variation for a town in a different state. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students design and execute a lab through which they study the distinctions between density, buoyancy, and volume. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students determine their latitude using a protracdtor and/or cross-staff to find the altitude of Polaris. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students study coral reefs and the controversy over coral bleaching. They role-play a debate over the issue and come up with a compromise to protect the reefs and the economies that depend on them. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students discuss the process of sedimentation and the continental drift theory. They locate major structures on the ocean floor and they identify life forms at each level of the ocean. 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 »
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