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Night Shine
Students explore aquatic animals that are attracted to light. For this science lesson, students observe how aquatic animals respond to light at night. Students search for aquatic animals in the dark and attempt to catch them. Students...
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The Game of Life
Students describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction.
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Dolphins
Young scholars explore sea life. In this cross curriculum fine arts, science, and P.E. "dolphins" lesson, students sing songs and play games about dolphins, perform water experiments, create mosaics, and use their five senses to explore...
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Reach and Grab
Students examine the different types of marine life and participate in an activity to show the many arms of an octopus.
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Can Fishing
Fifth graders investigate aquatic organisms. For this fishing lesson, 5th graders use can-fishing rigs to observe animals in their natural habitat. Students consider ways to solve a problem and discuss their findings.
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Seashore Limitations
Students demonstrate the movements and behaviors of creatures from different parts of the ocean.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Heavy Metals and Aquatic Environments
You might know that lead can be toxic, and that you can get lead poisoning from eating or inhaling old paint dust. Lead is called a heavy metal, and there are other sources of heavy metals that can be toxic, too. Silver, copper, mercury,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sea Life Is Troubled by Noise
This article from Science a GoGo describes the risks that increasing noise pollution in ocean waters may pose to the creatures that live there. Once you read it, you'll never tap on a fish tank again!