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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • Expedition to the Poles

    / National Geographic Xpeditions

    Students will pretend they have just returned from a year in the Arctic or Antarctic. By exploring web sites about expeditions to these regions and creating posters illustrating what they could have seen or done, students will have a better understanding of what life would be like in Polar Region without actually visiting them.
    For more information: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade

  • BioBlitz Organizational Guide

    / Connecticut State Museum of Natural History at UCONN

    Learn all about BioBlitz and how to organize one for your school. Includes a checklist and schedule.

    For more information: http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html
    http://web2.uconn.edu/mnh/bioblitz/

    Grades: Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Twelfth Grade

  • Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

    / California Academy of Sciences

    Students will learn via experimentation that ice formations on land will cause a rise in sea level when they melt, whereas ice formations on water will not cause a rise in sea level when they melt. Students will learn that ice is less dense than water and that ice displaces water equal to the mass of the ice. For more information: http://www.calacademy.org/teachers/

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade

  • Mapping the Ocean Floor

    Stefanie Frump / COSEE-Central Gulf of Mexico

    After an introduction in which students try to identify hidden objects by the sounds they make when shaken in a box, students use string to map a model ocean floor by taking depth readings to simulate sonar.

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade

  • Shark!

    / Sea World Education

    Students explore the natural history of sharks and recognize that humans are an interconnected part of sharks’ ecosystems.

    For more information:
    http://seaworld.org

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade

  • Are Great White Sharks As Dangerous As We Think They Are?

    / National Geographic Xpeditions

    Students discuss their existing thoughts on sharks and analyze a map of reported shark attacks. After viewing and discussing both a painting of a shark attack and an image of a researcher swimming with a bull shark, students do research to determine the real dangers posed by and to sharks.

    For more information:
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade

  • Coral Conservation

    / NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

    Students will learn about the natural and human threats to coral reefs including destructive fishing practices.

    For more information about the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit http://coralreef.noaa.gov.

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade

  • Sea Surface Temperature and Coral Bleaching

    / NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

    Students will learn about the anatomy of coral bleaching, how ocean temperature increase can be a cause of coral bleaching and will try to predict general areas likely to be affected by coral bleaching by interpreting sea surface temperature data.

    For more information about the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit http://coralreef.noaa.gov.

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade

  • Symbiosis and Coral Anatomy

    / NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

    Students read and then present to the class about different types of symbiosis. They are then introduced through a PowerPoint presentation to the coral-zooxanthellae relationship. For more information about the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit  http://coralreef.noaa.gov.

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade

  • Introduction to Coral Reefs

    / NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

    Students will identify the relative depth of corals in the ocean by observing the behavior of cold and warm saltwater in an experiment. Students will gain a global understanding of coral reef life by reading for information and creating a model of a reef. For more information about the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, visit http://coralreef.noaa.gov/.

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade

  • 4th Grade Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education Curriculum

    Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education / Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education

    These life science lessons and activities are about food chains and ecosystems and include “Food Chain Hide and Seek,” “Connected Ecosystems” and “In Hot Water.” For more information and to download the lesson plans and activities, go to http://mcr.lternet.edu/education/.

    Grades: Fourth Grade

  • Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Activity Book

    / NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program/State of Hawaii

    This book is filled with activities about the humpback whales of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary, with information about whale identification, migration, behavior, and information on cetaceans in general.

    For more information:
    http://hawaiihumpbackwhale.noaa.gov.

    Grades: Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade

  • How do Humpback Whales Feed?

    / National Geographic

    The activity covers background, migration, and feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also includes a simulation of bubble net feeding and a drawing exercise.

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade

  • How Raven Stole the Sun

    Judy Warner / Illinois Geographic Alliance Alaskan Cruise 2001

    Students will learn about the legend of the raven in the oral traditions and culture of the Tlingit and other Native groups along the Northwest Coast of the US. In this lesson, students will learn how the raven is often portrayed as creator and trickster, and was used to teach lessons to native children in the Northwest.

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade

  • Fish and Kids

    / Marine Stewardship Council

    A package containing lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach young students about sustainable seafood. Each subject has two levels: one for grades K-2 (key stage 1) and another for grades 3-5 (key stage 2).

    Additional resources: http://www.fishandkids.org

    Grades: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade