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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore recent advances in the study of sea life and how the people who do this work may ultimately affect the sea-its health and inhabitants. They investigate different careers in ocean study. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students engage in this introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning across the curriculum. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify differences between jobs and careers, and identify career areas within the broad field of oceanography. They research, compare and contrast requirements needed to become a practitioner of various oceanographic career fields, determine high school courses that would be most beneficial for someone planning oceanography career, and create computer-based group projects relating to an oceanographic career. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students use the internet to examine the characteristics of reef life. Using those characteristics, they categorize living things. They create a paper sculpture to represent a reef. They share their creations with the class and answer discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 5th - 6th
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Students discuss careers related to aquatic or marine science. They write a report called "A Day in the Life of a (blank)." After reports are completed, if possible a person working in the field of aquatic or marine science is invited to talk with the class. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study the following: For centuries, people have been challenged by the mysteries that lie beneath the blue depths of our ocean planet. Very little was known about the ocean until late in the nineteenth century, although nearly three-quarters of the planet is covered by ocean or seawater. Myths and misconceptions abounded. We used to think that the ocean depths were devoid of life. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify the accomplishments in oceanography from 17th-19th century, construct a time line with the scientists in chronological order, and discuss the parallels of oceanographic contributions with those in other areas of science or history. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define predator. They are able to describe the marine reef ecosystem. Students demonstrate understanding of how a disruption to the food chain can have a ripple effect through an ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own diagrammatic key. Full Review »
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