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Biodiversity in an Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the biodiversity in estuaries. In this estuary lesson plan, students use Google Earth to explore the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. They produce a biodiversity concept map and portray the life...
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A Model Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars assemble a poster of an estuary showing the five communities of animals and plants that inhabit the estuary. They research the concept of an estuary and find photographs or diagrams of various estuaries to identify and...
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Modeling Estuaries

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a model estuary. For this modeling estuaries lesson, students identify characteristics and mix water of varying densities. Students form a hypothesis, conduct an experiment, and analyze the results.
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Rapa River Watch

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Assess the risk of introducing a non-native species of snail to four different estuaries. Lab groups conduct research as habitat evaluation and present their conclusions to the class. The resource has a comprehensive booklet containing...
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Plants and Animals of Great Bay Animals and Plants of the Estuary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a webquest about the plants and animals that inhabit an estuary. They role play as environmentalists researching this habitat and present the results of their research in a creative way.
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Estuaries

For Teachers 4th - 8th
For this estuaries worksheet, pupils answer short answer questions about estuaries where they live. Students complete 9 short answer questions.
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Estuary Interviews

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners role play as newscasters to highlight the lives of estuary animals. In this estuary animal lesson, students watch local new shows to examine how interviews take place. They research the lives of animals that live in estuaries...
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Getting Physical with Estuaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study estuaries and how the physical factors change over time.  For this investigative lesson students use a website to gain knowledge of estuaries then in groups they create and present their charts.
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Estuaries, Estuarine Habitats, and Adaptations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students conduct research on estuaries. They design and construct an estuary, describe the physical characteristics of an estuary, and create a diagram illustrating an estuarine food web.
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Texas Estuary Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take a field trip to a local estuary and analyze water samples. They analyze and graph the data results, write an essay, and create a food web of their field site.
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Harbor Estuary

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study waste and how to eliminate the use of fertilizers.  In this estuary instructional activity students play a pictionary game that helps them to develop a better understanding of an estuary and its issues.
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Eyes on the Estuaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study estuaries and compare several ones in the U.S. In this estuary lesson students interpret data and compare the distribution of different species. 
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Estuary Issues

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a description of an estuary and search for problems that occur there. In this estuary instructional activity, 5th graders mediate controversial issues for the best solutions.
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Magical Images of the Estuary

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate picture taking techniques while visiting an estuary. In this picture taking lesson, students examine the "Magical Images of the Estuary" handout. They think of and list important picture taking techniques before...
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Music of the Estuary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the sounds of the estuary. In this wetlands lesson, students discuss how to simulate the sounds of nature. Students write and record a musical score featuring the sounds of the wetlands.
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Activity 2: Salinity & Tides

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the effects of tides and salinity on an estuary. In this salinity and tides lesson plan, students complete 3 activities which help them understand estuarine systems. They study the tides in the Chesapeake Bay, they study...
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Estuary and Watershed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the San Francisco Bay Estuarine Research Reserve and watershed. In this estuary and watershed lesson plan, students complete 4 activities to better understand estuarine systems. They include studying the San...
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The Hudson's Ups and Downs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice interpreting line graphs of the Hudson River water levels to assess the tides and tidal cycles in the estuary. They explore how weather can affect water levels and tides and observe that high tides and low tides...
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Monitoring Estuarine Water Quality

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze water quality data from real data. In this environmental science activity, students examine how salinity and dissolved oxygen affect the living organisms in the estuary. They interpret graphs to support or disprove a...
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What is an Estuary?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define the terms estuary and watershed. They conduct an experiment to determine the density differences between fresh and saltwater. They examine the salinity distribution of the Peconic Bay Estuary.
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New Jersey Estuaries

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students observe a stream table activity to realize how an estuary protects the mainland from floodwaters. They predict what will happen, then draw and write up the results.
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What You Can Do For the Tijuana Estuary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss how they can be involved in the protection of the Tijuana estuary. In groups, they develop a brochure to share with their community what they can do to save the estuary. They share them with the class and hand them out...
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Writing About Estuaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research an aspect of interest to them about the Tijuana Estuary. After the unit on the estuary is completed, they reflect on their experiments and thoughts in a paper. They also participate in a field trip...
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Introduction to the Barnegat Bay Estuary

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research estuaries. For this estuaries lesson, students discuss the differences in a bay and an ocean. Students watch a PowerPoint of the properties of the estuaries and geography of Barnegat Bay. Students complete a worksheet...

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