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- 6th - 8th
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Students delve into diverse marine ecosystems and the problems they face. They discover students the national marine sanctuaries found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and off the coast of American Samoa. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explain the different types of marine coasts and where they are located in the United States and its territories. They explain and identify some of the life forms that inhabit different marine coastal regions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and explore marine protected areas, and examine how they contribute to natural, economic, and cultural resources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students conduct online research to determine how and why artificial reefs are created, and investigate how they benefit marine life and the marine ecology. 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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Students research the evolutionary adaptations of marine birds and how these unique characteristics play into basic survival. They consider whether protecting the habitat of aquatic birds is as important as saving a better-known animal, such as the dolphin. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students enact the life cycle of a sessile animal and quantify the possibility of survival under the conditions given. They then present to the class a new adaptation which will increase the animals chance of survival. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze journal entries about the marine life in a lagoon. Using the information, they use the internet to research one organism more throughly. They write a report based on the organism and the questions provided to them. They discuss as a class how their organism supports the coral reef ecology. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read journals about marine life in a lagoon. Using that information, they choose one organism to research on the internet. They write a report about the organism and answer the questions provided. They share their information with the class and discuss how it contributes to the ecology of the coral reef. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study the different types of marine coasts. They explore where they are located in the United States and its territories. They examine the difference between primary and secondary marine coasts and how they are formed. Full Review »

