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Students experience and test island biogeography ideas by comparing diversity and abundance of rocky inter-tidal patches. Working, in groups of three, they investigate rocks and creatures found in a tidepool. Lesson plan designed for field use. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students collect snail shells, measure and record their lengths and if they are occupied by a hermit crab. They discover if their is a size difference between occupied and unoccupied shells. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students examine the challenges facing organisms living in an intertidal zone. Working in groups, they design organisms from common materials that exhibit adaptive features. After discussing the organisms, they can modify them to increase the odds of survival. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students are introduced to the concept of tide pools. Using a webquest, they discover how tide pools interact with the land and sea. In groups, they identify the many organisms that live in tide pools and how they are effected by tide pools. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students reflect and investigate how a seacoast is the dynamic border between two worlds-the terrestrial and the marine. In the realm of life science, we can observe marine animals that inhabit the shoreline and tidepools. In the realm of Earth science, we can observe how the ocean's currents, waves, and winds sculpt the shoreline, alternately carrying off and depositing sand. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the organisms in a virtual tidepool and record the characteristics of various tidepool organisms. This activity can be a part of any marine-related unit that you do. Make use of the movies online if you have the correct software plug-in. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study familiar fish and some other underwater animals, they see where in the ocean these animals live They study about the special adaptations of animals with which they are already familiar. They create a poster and share it with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research different habitats of the world. In groups they perform activities to investigate physical descriptions of a specific habitat. Students research animals that live in each habitat. They collect data and design a presentation for the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students examine the issues affecting the biodiversity of the oceans. In groups, they use the internet to research each issue and present their information to the class. They must also discuss any solutions currently being tested. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students recognize that Earth supports many different habitats. They research different habitats of the world and produce a report on its habitat. In addition, they show how the animals in the assigned habitat are adapted for life there. Full Review »