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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how scientific understanding of the natural world can help to develop more sophisticated technologies. They consider and relate the science of optics and sea star features and then compare and contrast elements in a poster. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast the ecosystem, structure and behavior of survival of the abalone versus the sea star. They consider the ramifications of reintroducing the endangered abalone. They present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students study the importance of global ocean currents, sea water chemistry, and cultural issues surrounding sea ice. In the field, students travel to the floe edge with their teacher and an elder to drill holes in the ice and measure its thickness. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students study the predator-prey relationship by recording the differences between sea turtles and land tortoises. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students create an astrolobe and locate the North Star in the night sky. They determine the latitude of the North Star, and calculate an average latitude based on class results. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students classify deep-sea fish, identify at least three characteristics that are essential to deep sea fish and their survival, name at least two constraints that deep-sea fish must deal with on a daily basis, and create their own deep-sea fish based upon what they have learned and observed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students investigate a variety of sea stars at Monterey Bay Aquarium and do hands-on activities, sing starfish songs and sort sea stars by size, color and shape. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students investigate the importance of The Star Spangled Banner after listening to a teacher explanation of how Francis Scott Key wrote the song. They talk about the battle during the War of 1812 that led to the writing of the song. Working in two groups they role play as the British and the Americans, watch a PowerPoint, and listen to the lyrics of the song. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 10th
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Students observe the colors found in the flame of a burning candle and examine the basic concepts of matter and energy. Students apply this information to the color's of starts and the temperature of the stars photosphere. Students create color drawings of the candle flame and scale models of stars. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the night sky with their star counter. They to determine the types of stars and the number that can be seen from their local area and share their data via the Internet. They participate in NASA online projects. Full Review »
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