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Weather and the D-Day Invasion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study the weather that occurred during the invasion of Normandy. They research using the Internet to locate information about the invasion and the meteorologists who helped during the war effort. They
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pH Readings and Salinity Readings of Water From Three Locations Within the Neponset River Watershed

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders test the ph levels of water from three different water environments within the Neponset River Watershed. They discuss the three different water environments, take pH measurements of the three samples, and predict which...
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Environment: A Day Around the Bay

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine various scenarios about pollution around bays and discuss their reactions to them. Among the situations they investigate are construction site soil washing into a tributary, oil from motor boats leaking into water, and...
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Organic Vessels

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students review the life and work of Andy Goldsworthy. Using this information, they gather organic objects to create their own sailing vessel. They reflect on their artwork and determine what problem their artwork solves.
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Economics, Ecology, & Ethics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils are introduced to the concepts of economics in a ethical way. In groups, they examine a shift in an economy and discover the effects of the shift. After reading an article, they evaluate it and they write their own conclusion to...
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Citizenship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine what it means to be a good citizen and how they can contribute to making things better for others even though they are students. They listen to an inspirational story about a starfish. Next, they research social causes...
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Locating the Salt Front

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use Hudson River salinity data to create a line graph that shows the location of the salt front, and use math skills to explore how this location varies over time. They use the graph to estimate the location of the salt front...
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Loggerhead Nest Management Program

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the sea turtle management documentary and complete an activity for each slide. They plot the location of nests laid on the island they patrol and discuss their rationale for management decisions. Finally, students...
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Homophone Practice

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice their spelling skills by completing a spelling homophone activity. In this homophone lesson, 4th graders discuss easily-confused word spellings. Students write sentences using homophones. Students complete the...
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A Salty Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study salty and fresh waters.  In this harbor estuary lesson students complete a lab activity on salinity and describe what happened. 
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Marine Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the life cycle of a crab and other marine animals. In this marine life lesson plan, 4th graders complete a crab puppet activity, explore crab moulting, research the life cycle stages of a crab, and identify crab...
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Where's the Beach?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use beach profile data to analyze how erosion and sediment transport changed seashore slopes. In this geology lesson, students plot the data provided and analyze erosion patterns. They also assess coastal erosion management...
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Harmful Algal Blooms in Full Bloom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the total percentage of samples from the data on the graphs. In this marine science lesson, students analyze the concentration levels over a period of time. They suggest ways to lessen the effect of these blooms.
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How Do Waves Change a Beach?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars conduct an experiment on beach erosion. In this earth science lesson, students create a beach model and use tongue depressor to produce waves. They write a journal about their observations.
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Exploring Marine Objects

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students 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.

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