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- 7th
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Students explore how the living environment, specifically the ocean, is being threatened by pollution. They explore the many things that can be done to reduce the harm caused by pollution. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students learn methods that scientists use to organize organisms in the environment. They learn importance of classification in understanding the habitats of organisms. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the reasons hydrothermal vents occur and explore some uniquely adapted animals that live near the vents. They conclude by creating aquarium exhibits showcasing some of these animals and their special adaptations. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study biomes of the world and then travel to a local zoo and an aquarium to witness the characteristics of their biomes. They present their findings and footage from the zoo and aquarium in an iMovie project. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students imagine an aquarium filled with 1,000 fish on a math worksheet. They express each species as a fraction of the total number of fish in the tank. Students reduce each fraction to lowest terms and then express them as decimals. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students, working in groups, observe fish in the Aquademics aquarium and identify the behaviors pictured there on worksheets. They match the pictures showing the behaviors, such as feeding, with the descriptions listed at the bottom of the page. Students also write down three behaviors they observed. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students select a famous person they are interested in gathering information about. Using that person and how they made history, they write a story pretending to be a fish in their aquarium. They answer questions given to them by their teacher as they write. They share their stories with the class and review what new information they gathered about the famous person. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students work in small groups to brainstorm a list of all creatures, plants, natural, and artificial processes that use or depend on fresh water. The class views an aquarium filled with water representing all the water in the world. The teacher removes ever decreasing amounts to illustrate the amount of water available for human use. Students research ways to conserve water. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are invited to tell about aquariums and marine parks they may have visited on family vacations or school field trips. They are told that they are going to visit the Web site of an aquarium that is home to turtles, fish, starfish, sharks, and more. Students convert metric units of length, capacity, and mass to solve problems. 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 »
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