Prince William's Oily Mess - A Tale of Recovery LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Service Education How does an ecosystem recover from a major one-time insult such as an oil spill? As you will learn from this Discovery Story, the answer is not simple. ... ...

Jun 5 2010 - 9:55am

Secrets of the Sediments LESSON PLAN

Deep Earth Academy/ Consortium for Ocean Leadership In this activity, students graph and analyze data from sediments collected off the coast of Santa Barbara, California to determine wh ... ...

Mar 15 2010 - 3:06pm

Off Base LESSON PLAN

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 ... ...

Dec 1 2009 - 1:21pm

Where There’s Smoke… LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students explain how fundamental relationships between melting and boiling points, solubility, temperature and pressure can help to develop plausible explanations fo ... ...

Dec 1 2009 - 12:59pm

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

Rock Eaters of the Gulf of Alaska LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Explorer Students will be able to compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis; identify and describe sources of energy used by various organisms f ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:48pm

Molecular Explorations LESSON PLAN

NOAA Ocean Service Students will be able to explain and carry out a simple process for separating DNA from tissue samples and complex mixtures. Students will also be able to explain the ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 7:25pm