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\n\"Aquatic\n\n
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\nAquatic Roots\n

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\nYoung scientist use reference materials to research various local aquatic plants and or animals to find out whether they are natives or exotics. They investigate their impacts on people, other animals and the environment. Students...\n
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\n\"Pond\n\n
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\nPond Ecology\n

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\nDo you have a pond in your backyard? While typically used for recreational or aesthetic purposes, ponds actually provide a habitat for several species. Identify some of the benefits aquatic plants have on pond ecosystems, and learn small...\n
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\n\"Invasive\n\n
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\nInvasive Aquatic Plant Identification\n

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\nStudents observe aquatic plants and animals and identify their systems. In this plants and animals lesson plan, students compare systems of organisms and orally express how plants and animals rely on each other.\n
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\n\"Plants\n\n
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\nPlants of Tyson Lagoon\n

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\nFor this aquatic plants and flowers worksheet, students identify and press 3 flowers from aquatic or marshy plants. They describe and identify the parts of the flowers in 2 short answer questions.\n
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\n\"Oxygen\n\n
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\nOxygen Levels and Aquatic Plants and Animals\n

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\nStudents design an experiment to test the effects of a change in the amount of dissolved oxygen of water on aquatic plants and animals. Questions are offered for exploration and experiment design. Results are tabulated and conclusions...\n
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\nStudy Jams! Plant Adaptations\n

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\nMia video chats with Sam from Hawaii! They talk about plant adaptations that allow them to live in particular environments. Examples include the flexible stems and leaves, or floating seeds and flowers of aquatic plants. The adaptive...\n
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\n\"Musical\n\n
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\nMusical Milfoil\n

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\nStudents play a game that is a version of musical chairs to introduce them to invasive aquatic plants. In this aquatic plants lesson plan, students play 4 rounds of this game.\n
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\n\"Aquatic\n\n
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\nAquatic Times\n

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\nStudents identify a diversity of issues related to aquatic organisms and habitats and develop their own opinions concerning some issues involving aquatic life and habitats. They investigate, write and produce a newspaper that features...\n
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\nDoes a change in pH affect the growth and survival rate of aquatic plants?\n

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\nStudents determine if changes in pH affect the growth and survival rates of aquatic plants. They evaluate the optimal pH levels for the growth of aquatic plants.\n
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\nDOES A FLUCTUATION IN TEMPERATURE IFFECT THE GROWTH AND SURVIVAL RATE OF AQUATIC PLANTS?\n

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\nStudents determine if different temperatures effect the growth and survival rates of aquatic plants and evaluate the optimal temperature for the growth of aquatic plants.\n
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\nWhy Are Leaves Green? Part 1\n

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\nConsider a question that baffles even scientists. Why are leaves green? The video lesson offers a theory that begins with the first aquatic plants. Learners consider alternative explanations as well.\n
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\nInterconnected Food Web\n

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\nIn this fish worksheet, students make connections between fish and it food and enemies to create a food web. Students label the connections.\n
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\nIntroduction to the Plant Kingdom\n

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\nPlants provide humans with food, shelter, and medications. Scholars gain a better appreciation for plants after learning their functions, divisions, and early ancestors. Each sub-topic includes slides highlighting vocabulary and...\n
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\nThe Marvels of Mud\n

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\nYoung scientists roll up their sleeves and get a little dirty in this three-day earth science investigation. Following the scientific method, children monitor the growth of algae in pond water samples in order to determine...\n
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\nThe Lovable (and Lethal) Sea Lion\n

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\nWhat lives in the ocean, has ears, walks on all fours, and can reach a top speed of 18 miles an hour? Why, the sea lion, of course! A cute, animated video introduces viewers to the majestic aquatic mammal.\n
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\nLife in a Pond\n

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\nWhat living things call an aquatic habitat home? Young learners consider the question after they discuss the characteristics of a typical pond habitat. They identify an animal and then determine if a pond would have all the components to...\n
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\nPhotosynthesis: Intake of Carbon Dioxide - Production of Oxygen\n

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\nStudents, after a long-term observation of photosynthesis with aquatic plants, assess the benefits of photosynthesis towards all living organisms. They explain in their own words the two cycles within photosynthesis. Guided discussion...\n
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\nExploring Limu Diversity\n

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\nStudents explore limu diversity. In this ocean ecosystem lesson, students classify limu according to its physical properties. Students work in small groups to generate scientific observations and sort limu by characteristics.\n
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\nWater Quality and Temperature\n

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\nStudents are led through three activities to explore the effect of temperature fluctuations on the growth and survival of aquatic plants, clams, and shrimp eggs.\n
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\nAquaculture Production in the Classroom\n

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\nStudents study the basics of aquaculture and how to successfully raise aquatic plants and animals.  In this water lesson students perform water quality tests on fish tanks, record and graph their results. \n
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\nWater Quality And pH\n

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\nYoung scholars determine the pH level of water and its effect on aquatic plants and brine shrimp eggs. This is a three part lesson that leads the student through the development of an understanding of water pH. They form a hypothesis and...\n
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\nSpeedy Succession\n

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\nFifth graders identify how a pond can change into a grassland. An ecosystems lesson where learners identify pioneer and climax species, and recognize that ecological succession can take up to 100 years or more. Some excellent activities...\n
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\nIntroduction to Ecology\n

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\nAn educational video offers an overview of ecology and discusses the levels of organization from biosphere down to organisms. It also compares terms such as habitats versus niches, generalist versus specialist, and biotic versus abiotic.\n
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\nCarbon Cycle Role Play\n

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\nAnytime you make concepts clear with role playing or hands-on experience, it's a win for the whole class. Ping-Pong balls are used to represent carbon in a carbon cycle role-play activity. In small groups, children first discuss what...\n
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