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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES
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Calling All Explorers
/ NOAA Ocean ExplorerStudents research and write about what it means to be an ocean explorer, both modern and historic. Students describe the nature of the ocean and ocean exploration. Students meet science mentors and role models online. For more information: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.
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Mapping the Ocean Floor
Stefanie Frump / COSEE-Central Gulf of MexicoAfter 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.
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To Boldly Go…
/ NOAA Ocean ExplorerStudents will be able to discuss why scientists believe there are important undiscovered features and processes in Earth’s ocean; discuss at least three motives that historically have driven human exploration; explain why ocean exploration is relevant to climate change; and discuss at least three benefits that might result from ocean exploration. For more information http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.
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WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales
Drs. Jill C. Fegley and Sara M. Lindsay / University of Maine Lindsey LabThis 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.
