Algal Blooms

In this algal blooms worksheet, students draw the near-shore environment prior to an algal bloom and then during an algal bloom. Students predict what the environment would look like after the algal bloom.

Students play a game to demonstrate the detrimental effects of an algal bloom on the environment. In this microorganism lesson, students discuss microbes and algae. They dramatize the effects of an algal bloom using a role-playing game.

A well-written lesson plan, second in a series of four, gets high schoolers exploring how the Antarctic food web is impacted by climate change and the associated melting of polar ice sheets. It begins with a PowerPoint presentation about...

Students explore algal blooms.  In this ecosystem and health lesson, students define and describe harmful algal blooms, then discuss ways in which the impact of these algal blooms could be reduced.  Students work in groups to research...

How do we affect the ecosystem, and what can we do to preserve it? Pupils explore chemicals that promote and inhibit plant growth, then discuss the importance of nitrogen and phosphorus to the survival of organisms and describe how...

Students reinforce math skills while learning about best practices for protection of water quality in the management of animal feeding operations. They make a table to show results of their calculations and compare and justify findings...

Middle schoolers explore a wide diversity of algal species; study the basic characteristics of algae and the distinguishing features of each of the 3 major divisions of algae; identify a variety aquatic plants; and make pressing a local...

Middle schoolers perform an experiment where they learn how water can be polluted by algal bloom. They grow algae with different concentrations of fertilizers or nutrients and analyze their results.

Learners experience the field of oceanography. In this oceanography lesson, students role-play the career of oceanographer. Learners log on to Second Life and research algae blooms and coral sanctuaries. Students simulate an oil spill...

Young scholars research harmful algal blooms. In this scientific research lesson, students work in cooperative groups to create a report about various types of harmful algal blooms. They will compare and contrast ways these blooms are...