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It Bears Repeating!!!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research bears and their characteristics with a specific study on North American bears and polar bears. In this bear study lesson, students read books about polar bears and wild bears. Students complete activities to further...
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Are You Getting Thirsty?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study droughts and how they affect communities and coastal ecosystems.  In this ecosystems instructional activity students use data to examine drought conditions in certain areas. 
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Observation Hike

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in an observational hike to study the natural surroundings.  In this observational hike lesson, students hike through a state park and observe the plant and animal life.  Students learn about appropriate...
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Create Your Own Animal

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students design and create their own hypothetical animal. In this biology lesson, students identify the factors organisms need to survive. They classify their animals according to its correct phylum.
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Food Web Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe typical marine food webs, and explain why food is generally scarce in the deep-ocean environment. They discuss reasons that seamounts may support a higher density of biological organisms than would appear to be possible.
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Sustainability

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the concept of natural resources. They participate in a simulation project to see possible uses. They use the internet to study how Hacienda Verde is used as a model for others for sustainable coffee crops.
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Monsters of the Deep

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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. 
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One Tough Worm

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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...
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Sonar Simulation

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners explore how a side-scan sonar can help locate underwater objects.  In this hands- on lesson students compare side-scan sonar and other methods used to search for underwater objects by creating their own "simulation" of a...
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Where's My Bot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students estimate geographic position based on speed and air travel.  In GPS lesson students use GPS to estimate the set and drift of currents. 
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Digging Up The Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research environmental issues. For this environmental lesson, students use the Internet to research an environmental problem and list ten facts about it. Students write a summary of facts.
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Leaf Collection

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners examine the tree species in Pennsylvania.  In this Pennsylvania tree lesson students use field guides to assist them in identifying tree species. 
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Is It Getting Hot In Here?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars describe several factors and ways climate change could effect communities.  In this climate change lesson students research climate change and complete a worksheet. 
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Spectacular Squid

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study squid including what family they are in.  In this exploratory lesson plan students view a video, answer questions and complete an activity on squid. 
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C.S.I. on the Deep Reef

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study chemotropic sybioses and chemotropic nutrition. In groups, they complete a Chemotrophic Species Investigations (CSI) Worksheet.
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify the unique parts of the body of skates and their egg cases.
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Ring Detectives

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils describe the overall flow of the Gulf Stream, and explain how it affects biological communities in the North Atlantic Ocean.Students describe Gulf Stream rings, and explain how they are formed.Pupils be abl
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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Who's Your Neighbor?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recognize and identify some of the fauna groups found in deep-sea coral reef communities. They describe common feeding strategies used by benthic animals in deep-sea coral reef communities.Students be able
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Understanding Estuaries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work together to develop their own estuarine ecosystem in an aquarium. They observe the aquarium daily and record them in a notebook. They discuss the different interactions they see with the class.
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Our Changing Environment-- A Demonstration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars observe and describe changes in an environment when some of the components are changed. They recognize the process of succession by preparing a miniaturized environment in which a variety of plants and seeds are grown.
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Carnivorous Plants: A Bugs Nightmare!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research carnivorous plants and how they trap insects. They role play as botanists to write a research field guide about a newly discovered imaginary carnivorous plant.
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Going for the Green

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils use satellite imagery to obtain information on chlorophyll concentration at selected locations in the Earth's oceans.Students explain the relationship between chlorophyll concentration and primary production.Studen

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