Related: Geology

LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • Off Base

    / NOAA Ocean Explorer

    Students define terms pH and buffer. Students explain in general terms the carbonate buffer system of seawater. Students explain Le Chatelier’s Principle and predict how the carbonate buffer system of seawater will respond to a change in concentration of hydrogen ions.

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

    Grades: Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Twelfth Grade

  • Watered Down Topo Map

    / NOAA Ocean Explorer

    Students create models of undersea geologic features on a bathymetric chart. Students interpret and explain the difference between bathymetric charts and topographic maps.

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

    Grades: Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Twelfth Grade

  • Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

    / NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Program/National Geographic

    Students learn the importance of monitoring endangered marine mammals like humpback whales and how monitoring can help marine conservation efforts.

    For more information:
    http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education and
    http://www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=128.

    Grades: Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade