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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • Who Has the Data?

    / NOAA Ocean Service

    Students learn what types of data scientists collect to monitor coral reefs, and how these data are used.

    For more information about NOAA Ocean Service, visit http://oceanservice.noaa.gov.

    Grades: 9-12

  • 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: 3-5, 6-8

  • Caribbean Coral Reef and Climate Case Study

    / NOAA Ocean Service

    Through a case study and related activities, students learn where coral reefs are found and what conditions are necessary for their survival.

    For more information about NOAA Ocean Service, visit http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education.

    Grades: 6-8

  • Life of a Coral Reef Fish

    Barbara McDaniel / COSEE – Central Gulf of Mexico

    To synthesize a lesson on coral reefs, students write first person narratives as though they were reef organisms including their daily lives and the threats facing themselves and their communities.

    Grades: 6-8

  • 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: 3-5, 6-8

  • 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: 3-5, 6-8

  • Collision Course

    / Massachusetts Marine Educators

    Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new shipping lane through the Stellwagon Bank National Marine Sanctuary to minimize ship strikes on whales.

    For more information:
    http://www.massmarineeducators.org/.

    Grades: 6-8, 9-12

  • WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

    Drs. Jill C. Fegley and Sara M. Lindsay / University of Maine Lindsey Lab

    This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory perception in the marine environment. The WebQuest introduces the role of acoustic cues in ocean ecology and challenges students to determine if acoustic warning devices are useful tools to prevent right whale fishing gear entanglements and ship strikes in the Gulf of Maine.

    Grades: 9-12

  • Game of Life

    / NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Program

    The goal of this game is to illustrate to the students what happens to a fish stock when large amounts of biomass are removed from a particular species. Students learn about over-fishing and its impact on the ocean.

    For more information: http://sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/education.

    Grades: 6-8