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\nTurning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum\n

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\nSeven pages of fascinating reading on marine debris preface the activities in this lesson plan. Four different activities are employed to simulate how the debris is distributed in the ocean and along beaches. Early ecology learners...\n
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\nTurning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum\n

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\nSix different lessons comprise this unit on marine debris. Science, language arts, social studies, and art projects make this an ideal interdisciplinary unit. The result will be well-informed future citizens who can help make a...\n
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\nMarine Debris\n

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\nNow is the time to educate tomorrow's citizens to care for the planet, and here is a instructional activity to help facilitate the process. Collect some marine debris and bring it into class. Have your class separate it into types and...\n
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\nMarine Debris\n

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\nStudents perform experiments to examine if debris float, or blow in the wind. The effects of these characteristics on the marine debris are then discussed. They determine how a material can influence what becomes marine debris.\n
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\nEndangered Marine Turtles\n

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\nStudents work in groups and experience what it is like to be a hatchling marine turtle by playing a board game.  In this endangered marine turtles instructional activity, students research the threats to marine turtle hatchlings....\n
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\nMarine Policy\n

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\nSave the oceans! The 22nd installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program focuses on laws and marine policy. Pupils take part in an activity investigating fisheries stock data.\n
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\nMarine Life Research and Persuasive Conservation Pamphlet\n

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\nTenth graders examine conservation and research a type of fish that is under environmental stress.  In this conservation lesson students create a pamphlet about the conservation of a marine organism.\n
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\nMarine Animal Tracking\n

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\nLearners engage in a lesson plan 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...\n
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\nCoral Snapshots\n

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\nUsing photographs and a coral reef identification key, junior marine biologists compare changes in coral cover for a No-Take Area and the surrounding unprotected area. The data that is collected is then analyzed for richness,...\n
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\nEcology & Conservation\n

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\nHow much trash does an average family produce in 24 hours? Where does that trash end up? Get your youngsters thinking about ecology and conservation as they discuss the impact pollution has on the marine environment. After a deep...\n
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\nExploring National Marine Sanctuaries\n

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\nStudents research marine ecosystems by creating class presentations.  In this oceanography instructional activity, students research the different locations of marine sanctuaries by identifying them on a transparency map in class....\n
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\nA Monument for Marine Conservation\n

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\nStudents explore the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to discover what's there and pick up clues as to how people have both harmed and helped the native habitats. They study another protected area and see how to balance conservation efforts...\n
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\nSharks and Shorelines\n

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\nExamine predator-prey marine relationships through an interactive lesson design. Learners begin by studying a specific shark species and then analyze real-time shark-tracking data. They also study threats to shark populations and...\n
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\nKelp Forest Conservation\n

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\nThere otter be a better way. As a class, groups work together to create a food web based on the organisms in the kelp forest. Budding scientists watch a video on the kelp forest to see how the organisms create a food web and hear about...\n
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\nGhostbusting in the Chesapeake\n

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\nGhost pots, fishing gear lost during crabbing expeditions, continue to trap crabs that are never collected. Increase your budding ecologists' awareness of human impact on the environment as well as conservation efforts using this...\n
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\nSaving Sturgeon\n

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\nMarine biology apprentices interpret data of sturgeon interaction with gill nets. They use the data to calculate the percentage of fish entangled in each twine size to discover if there is any correlation. This is a valuable exercise in...\n
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\nChilean Sea Bass\n

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\nIntroduce your mini-marine biologists to using databases. Tables of how many Chilean Sea Bass were caught and number of hours spent fishing are examined. Using the data, individuals calculate the \"Catch per Unit of Effort\" for each year....\n
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\nRescue at Sea\n

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\nStudents examine stereotypes that they may have regarding scientists. They read and discuss 'Scientist at Work: High Seas Hunter Pleads for Preservation of Fish' and reflect on the work of a Marine Conservationist.\n
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\nExploring Marine Objects\n

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\nStudents identify the sources of water on Earth. In this life science lesson, students list the different plants and animals that live in the ocean. They explore marine objects in the lab and draw them.\n
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\nMarine Debris\n

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\nYoung scholars will perform experiments to examine if debris will float, or blow in the wind. They discuss the effects of these characteristics on marine debris.\n
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\nConserving Marine Life\n

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\nStudents discuss the different threats to various marine life. Through research, groups examine threats to specific marine life, evaluate the situation, and develop possible solutions to help marine life regain stability. Conservation...\n
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\nWhere Are All the Fish?\n

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\nStudents identify the problems that marine life is facing today. In this marine science activity, students explain how Marine Protected Areas can help the ocean and the fish. They brainstorm ways to help in the conservation effort.\n
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\nCoral Reef Conservation\n

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\nStudents conduct discussions on current threats to coral reefs around the world and write letters to conservation organizations urging support for coral reef protection.\n
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\nJourney to the Bottom of the Sea\n

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\nProperties of water make it essential for the life of marine species. Learners complete an online game to answer questions about the role water fulfills for organisms in ocean habitats. The game emphasizes the properties of water and how...\n
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