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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES
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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans
/ NOAA Ocean ExplorerStudents describe alternative theories for arrival of first humans to come to America. Students explain evidence for these theories and explain how exploration of a submerged segment of Gulf Of Mexico coast may give insight into origin of native Americans. Students describe role of skepticism in scientific theory.
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Three Cold Realms
/ NOAA Ocean ExplorerStudents describe three organisms important to the Arctic Ocean realms. Students compare and contrast the Arctic Ocean ecosystem that consists of sea ice, pelagic and benthic waters. Students identify three organisms typical of these three realms and describe how they interact with one another.
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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:
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov
