Related: OLP#4: The ocean makes Earth habitable.
LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES
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In this activity, students will be able to describe how ratios of stable nitrogen isotopes can be used to study trophic relationships between marine organisms, make inferences about trophic relationships between organisms and habitats, and compare and contrast organisms in sea ice, pelagic, and benthic communities in terms of feeding strategies and consequent stable nitrogen isotope ratios.
For more information:
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Learning Ocean Science Through Ocean Exploration
/ NOAA Ocean ExplorerA curriculum for teachers of Grades 6-12 that takes lesson plans that were developed for NOAA Voyages of Discovery and the Ocean Explorer Web Site and presents them in a comprehensive scope and sequence through subject area categories that cut across individual expeditions.
For more information: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.