Collision Course

Lesson Plan Overview

Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new shipping lane through the Stellwagon Bank National Marine Sanctuary to minimize ship strikes on whales.

Source: Massachusetts Marine Educators
Subjects: Biology Earth Science Geography Life Science Social Sciences
Grades: 6-8 9-12

Lesson Plans

Collision Course Lesson Plan

Literacy Principles:

OLP#5: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems.

OLP#6: The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.

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