Students plot the positions of vessels given bearings in the form of landmarks. They explain how the debris field can help solve the mystery in how the ship sunk.

Students research the basic morphology of Lophelia corals and polyps to determine the significance of these organisms. They detail the reasons that biological communities are focusing on the Lophelia corals as major conservation efforts.

Students develop creative-thinking skills that they will use repeatedly throughout their life. In this early childhood art lesson, students develop creative-thinking, social-development, and language skills, and an awareness of the...

Students study the effects of different salients and temperatures on vertical movement of an organism.  In this experimental lesson students design different shapes of foil to simulate drifting planktonic organisms.

Students consider the importance of biodiversity in the ocean layers. In this oceanography instructional activity, students use the Shannon-Weaver diversity index to analyze data.  Students analyze the information collected and...

Students examine structural features.  In this life science lesson students complete an activity and quantify the impact of various modifications. 

Students examine current flow and describe ways in which it may effect food of reef building corals.  In this coral instructional activity students identify two environmental factors that may affect the morphology.

Young scholars study the concepts of "variety" and "relative abundance" as they relate to biological diversity.  For this life science lesson students calculate numbers that describe the biological diversity in certain...

Students interpret phase diagrams and explain the meaning of vocabulary words.  In this ocean explorer instructional activity students describe two uses of super-critical carbon dioxide. 

Students identify geologic features that are associated with volcanoes.  In this volcanic exploration instructional activity students compare and contrast convergent and divergent volcanoes and are able to explain why some erupt...

Students compare and contrast Archaea with bacteria and other organisms.  In this ocean lesson students complete diagrams.

Students describe the effects of temperature and pressure on solubility of gases and other materials.  In this investigative lesson students read an article and answer questions about it. 

Students use fundamental relationships between melting points, boiling points, solubility, temperature and pressure to develop explanations.  In this chemistry lesson students complete an activity. 

Students explore volcanoes.  In this deep sea volcano lesson plan students complete a worksheet and various activities.

Pupils describe the positive impacts of volcanic activity on marine ecosystems. In this volcano lesson students explore the process that causes volcanic activity along the Mariana and Kermadec Island Arcs.

Learners study ice worms  and describe how they interact with other species.  In this methane hydrate lesson students study ice worms and hydrate shrimp to learn their behavior and can participate in an optional activity.

Students explore corals and polyps.  In this coral reef instructional activity students divide into groups and prepare a written report. 

Learners explore and define methane hydrates and describe ways that it can impact their own lives.  In this methane hydrate lesson students create a molecular model and research methane hydrate. 

Students describe major features of cold seep communities and list the organisms that are typical in these communities. In this deep sea environment lesson students work in groups and research their given cold seep group. 

Students 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 the gas...

Students explain how zoo-plankton have an impact on the global process.  In this ocean zoo-plankton lesson plan students calculate carbon flux and plankton densities. 

High schoolers explore practical problems that are related to scuba diving.  In this oxygen instructional activity students complete a lab activity. 

Students explore how different species thrive.  In this speciation instructional activity students research and complete a lab activity.

Students research to answer questions related to deep sea diving. In this deep sea diving activity, students answer questions on a worksheet using the Internet. They discuss pressure, gas laws, and the physiology of diving in the deep sea.