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- 1st - 4th
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Students research marine organisms in preparation for a visit to an aquarium. They visit an aquarium to complete research on a marine animal and then share the information with the class post-visit. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the reasons for bioluminescence by conducting a simulation and viewing pictures of bioluminescent marine animals on the Web. They conclude by pretending to be deep sea divers and writing journal entries. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students identify animals within a species by using their observation skills to record information, such as behavioral characteristics. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students explore the food chains in a variety of ecosystems and its relationship to the survival of threatened or endangered marine animals or fish in the ocean. The interdependence of the species is investigated in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students conduct three different hands-on experiments that demonstrate some of the threats to marine ecosystems. They discuss their findings with the class and ways to combat the problems. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Student perform observations of live reptiles to find out about a family of marine reptiles. They answer a series of questions and discuss their answers with the rest of the class. They handle model specimens of the marine reptile they observed. Full Review »
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- 1st - 5th
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Students read journal entries to discover the dangers to marine life and environments. Using the internet, they research an organism or habitat in depth. They write a report about why they are endangered and write a letter to their Congressman or their local newspaper. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students watch video clips of endangered animals. They imagine a small garden in front of a house and describe the living and non-living things that could interact to make up a garden eco-system. 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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