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Estuaries, Estuarine Habitats, and Adaptations Lesson PlanEstuaries, Estuarine Habitats, and Adaptations Lesson Plan
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Estuaries, Estuarine Habitats, and Adaptations

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Students conduct research on estuaries. They design and construct an estuary, describe the physical characteristics of an estuary, and create a diagram illustrating an estuarine food web.

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6th - 8th
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Science
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