Coral Reef Symbiosis LESSON PLAN

Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education This lesson introduces the idea of interrelationships among organisms and how these could help them persist in a coral reef ecosystem. Students will lea ... ...

Nov 30 2012 - 12:15pm

BioBlitz Organizational Guide LESSON PLAN

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: ... ...

Nov 2 2010 - 1:26pm

Climate Change Metaphors LESSON PLAN

Wild BC Students will use and describe how a variety of objects provide metaphors for why climate change is occurring and the impacts resulting from it. Students will demonstrate the ab ... ...

Mar 23 2010 - 10:31am

The Global Climate Game LESSON PLAN

This group game is designed to help students explore the various aspects of global climate and to learn how human activity may affect climate. Student groups will be responsible for making decisions about activities that may impact global climate. Stud ... ...

Mar 19 2010 - 3:15pm

Polar Regions: Arctic Adaptations and Global Impacts LESSON PLAN

This lesson uses the habitat of the Beaufort Sea and other Arctic communities as examples of Ocean Literacy Principles #5 and #6. Students will learn about the adaptive capabilities of animals and people living in these environments. Students will look ... ...

Mar 19 2010 - 2:10pm

Where Does it Live, and What Does it Eat? LESSON PLAN

Susan Leach-Snyder Currents, National Marine Educators Association Students research the habitat and food of organis ... ...

Dec 11 2009 - 5:42pm

Frozen Out LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students explain the concepts of indicator species and microhabitats. Students compare and contrast “average regional conditions” with “site-specific conditions.” St ... ...

Dec 1 2009 - 1:12pm

A Tale of Deep Corals LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students describe and explain the two hypotheses for the frequent occurrence of deep-sea corals in the vicinity of hydrocarbon seeps. Students evaluate relevant expe ... ...

Dec 1 2009 - 12:58pm

I, Robot, Can Do That LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students describe and contrast three types of underwater robots. Students discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using robots in the exploration of the ocean. ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:59pm

Deep Lights LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students compare and contrast the various methods (chemiluminescence, bioluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, triboluminescence) of light-production in deep- ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:57pm

Call to Arms LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students describe human arm motion, design/construct mechanical arm model that biomimics human arms. Students describe simple machine aspects of their mechanical arm ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:52pm

What Was for Dinner LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students will be able to compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as sources of primary production for biological communities; give at least three exam ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:43pm

Monsters of the Deep LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students will be able to describe major features of cold seep communities; list at least five organisms typical of these communities; infer probable trophic relation ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:41pm

Corrosion to Corals LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students will be able to describe galvanic exchange and explain how this process produces electric currents. Given two dissimilar metals and information on their pos ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:40pm

The Methane Circus LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students will describe the overall events that occurred during the Cambrian Explosion; explain how methane hydrates may contribute to global warming; and describe th ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:31pm