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\nSeamounts are large, extinct volcanoes that rise up from the bottom of the ocean floor. They are a relatively new landform in the scientific community, and this lesson invites students to learn about the amazing diversity of life found...\n
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\nThe Tide is High, but I’m Holding On… Using ICESat Data to Investigate Sea Level Rise\n

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\nBased on the rate of melting observed from 2003-2007 in Greenland, it would take less than 10 minutes to fill the Dallas Cowboys' Stadium. The 17th lesson in a series of 21 has scholars use the ICESat data to understand the ice mass...\n
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\n\"Ghost\n\n
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\nGhost Town\n

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\nAround 93 percent of the reefs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been bleached, and almost one quarter of them are now dead. Scholars research the sea temperatures, especially around the areas with coral reefs, to make connections...\n
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\nFish Communities in the Hudson\n

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\nLearning to read data tables is an important skill. Use this resource for your third, fourth, or fifth graders. Learners will will study tables of fish collection data to draw conclusions. The data is based on fish environments in the...\n
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\nBuilding a Documentary Library\n

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\nDocumentary films allow your class to visit new places and gain a deeper understanding of complex issues.\n
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\nThe Water Cycle: Steaming the Air\n

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\nHow does water vapor move from point A to point B? The second installment in a series of four on the water cycle allows scholars to analyze satellite images to answer this question. The satellite animations show how evaporation and...\n
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\nMotion in the Ocean\n

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\nHow do temperature changes affect ocean currents? Scholars explore convection currents by demonstrating the flow of water in a baking dish. They use ice, heat, and food coloring to see currents. Then, they draw conclusions about their...\n
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\nThe Climate Team: Make a Solar Heat Engine\n

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\nLearners investigate how solar energy is converted into heat in part two of the 10-part Discover Your Changing World series. They build and test homemade solar cookers to boil water and cook rice. Pupils consider the impact of heat...\n
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\nSea Water Mixing and Sinking\n

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\nStudents investigate the role of temperature and salinity in determining seawater density. They use a Temperature-Salinity Diagram to examine the effects of mixing on density.\n
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\nExploring the Water Cycle\n

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\nThe water cycle is one of earth's most easily observable processes, but demonstrating each step within classroom walls can be a challenge. Through a series of videos and quick demonstrations, cover each aspect of the hydrologic cycle in...\n
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\nHow Does a Hurricane Form?\n

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\nYoung meteorologists examine the formation of a hurricane in a resource focused on severe weather conditions. Once they learn that a hurricane is also a tropical cyclone, and detail the different levels associated...\n
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\nGraphing Temperatures\n

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\nBattle of the hemispheres? In the fourth installment of a five-part series, young oceanographers use the NOAA website to collect temperature data from drifters (buoys), one in the Northern Hemisphere and one in the Southern Hemisphere....\n
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\nOcean Acidification\n

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\nAfter brainstorming what they know about ocean acidification, youngsters place eggs in acid to determine the effects on calcium-containing organisms, and add carbon dioxide to solutions with sea shell material to discover the impact on...\n
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\nA Matter of Density\n

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\nLarvae transportation on the New England seamounts is based on the density of the water. Scholars calculate density and graph salinity versus temperature to better understand the distribution of organisms in a water column....\n
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\nNature: Friend and Foe: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 6)\n

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\nIf readers don't understand key portions of a text, it may seem more like a foe than a friend. The second resource in a series of three ESL lessons designed to accompany the texts in Nature: Friend or Foe makes the texts easier to...\n
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\nWater Water Everywhere\n

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\nThe protection of our water supply is the subject of an article used in this cross-curricular reading comprehension worksheet. After studying the passage, readers use information from the text to respond to a series of comprehension...\n
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\nOcean Impacts of an El Nino Event\n

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\nYoung scholars study sea surface height and temperature and other characteristics of an El Nino.  In this ocean impacts lesson students examine the factors that influence an El Nino or La Nina. \n
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\nThe arctic seas contain currents that are both warm (with high salinity) and cold (relatively fresh water) that circulate throughout the year. Through discussion, a lab, and a web quest, participants explore the impacts of melting and...\n
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\nCan We Absorb Nanoparticle Pollutants?\n

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\nJust because we can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there! A growing concern for environmental scientists is toxic nanoparticles in our air and water. Young scholars conduct an experiment to demonstrate how these particles can cross our...\n
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\nWaters of the Earth\n

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\nStudents make a striking visual display showing the distribution of water on earth.\n
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\nScientists recently discovered several previously unknown species at the Bear Seamount off the coast of New England. Scholars research these new species — benthopelagic, benthic, and seamount fish — and find out what makes them...\n
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\nGlacier Bay Seabirds\n

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\nA gorgeous collection of photographs take viewers on a virtual tour or Glacier Bay National Park with a focus on the seabirds living in the area. Adaptations to the polar climate are highlighted, different species of birds are displayed,...\n
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\nIf you are teaching physical oceanography to middle school earth scientists, here is a terrific multiple choice instructional activity. Learners look at a diagram of a landscape created by glacial sediment deposition and the resulting...\n
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\nLiquid Rainbow\n

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\nStudents develop their own techniques for drawing a small sample of solutions into a straw. They hypothesize ways to increase the density of water, and discuss how salt-free rainwater tends to float on top of salty seawater.\n
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