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Entering The Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this lesson sixth grade students get into groups and research a given ocean habitat. The major features of cold-seep communities are the objective but plenty information is given about other habitats which could be assigned to...
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Life is Weird

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the organisms that are found in cold seeps and see how they interact with each-other.  In this biological organism instructional activity students describe the major features of cold seeps and the process of...
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One Tough Worm

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars explain the process of chemosynthesis and its relevance to biological communities. In this investigative lesson students discuss chemosynthetic communities, then in groups they are assigned a species and are to calculate...
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What's the Big Deal?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore and define methane hydrates and describe ways that it can impact their own lives.  In this methane hydrate lesson plan students create a molecular model and research methane hydrate.