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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 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe marine biology/biologists; explore the life and work of Tierney Thys; describe how technological advances help us study the ocean and its life forms; identify and describe some lesser-known ocean species, and create murals. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the national marine sanctuaries found in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and off the coast of American Samoa. They include breeding and feeding grounds of whales, sea lions, sharks, and sea turtles. 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 - 8th
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Students engage in a lesson which serves as an introduction to the ideas and implications of animal tracking. They monitor animal foraging behavior on a spatial scale. The students break into groups and track each other's movements as they move through a pre-determined course. Students also engage in a creative design activity, focusing on how they would design a tag for a marine animal of their choice. 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 define Marine Protected Area; identify types of Marine Protected Areas; identify the stakeholders of particular Marine Protected Areas; describe the impacts of establishing Marine Protected Areas from different stakeholder perspectives; and describe ways in which establishing a local protected area would affect their community. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the monitoring efforts in Monterey Bay and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries. They develop an ecosystem monitoring plan that explains the rationale for ecosystem monitoring, the methods for monitoring based on research, the people involved in the project, the steps of the monitoring plan, and the benefit of the monitoring project to the area. Full Review »
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