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- 5th - 6th
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Students gain an understanding of scientific methods and use process skills (such as observing, classifying, and predicting) to solve a problem. They develop an understanding of the need for natural preservation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the Q.& A. article found each week in the Science Times, focusing on how the answers present scientific data in a clear and logical manner. They write their own questions and answer other classmates' questions in the format o Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students recognize that natural structures and systems often display recurrent complexity over many scales of measurement. They infer the importance of structural complexity to species diversity and abundance in benthic habitats. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students describe major features of cold seep communities, and list at least five organisms typical of these communities. They infer probable trophic relationships among organisms typical of cold-seep communities and the surrounding environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe at least three attributes of the deep ocean physical environment that are radically different from ocean habitats near the sea surface.Students explain at least three morphological or physiological adapt Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how scientific understanding of the natural world can help to develop more sophisticated technologies. They consider and relate the science of optics and sea star features and then compare and contrast elements in a poster. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an understanding of our planet as a system by designing a very-long-duration space mission in which the life-support system is patterned after that of earth. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students discuss how certain species and plants are deemed endangered. They work together in conservation recovery teams to research an endangered species. Then they explore efforts to make sure that the existence of these species continues. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students watch the movements of the complex animal hidden inside the tiny barnacle shells. This lesson allows students to study the behavior, adaptation, and larval stage of the barnacle. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on approximately one-hundred and fifty fish. They fill out autopsy reports for external and internal parasites then complete and discuss guide questions to make inferences about parasite evolution. Full Review »

