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Just Jelly: ecological role of gelatinous zooplankton

In this activity, students will be able to compare and contrast the feeding...
Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:55
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Jelly Critters: Gelatinous zooplankton

In this activity, students will be able to compare and contrast at least three...
Mon, 08/08/2011 - 16:09
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Understanding Sea Level Using Real Data

Students will use graphical data to understand changing sea levels and how they...
Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:07
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Benthic Drug Store

Students identify three chemicals that are pharmacologically active and are derived...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:16
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Where There’s Smoke…

Students explain how fundamental relationships between melting and boiling points,...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:59
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This Old Tubeworm

Students will be able to explain the process of chemosynthesis; explain the...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:45
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What Was for Dinner?

Students will be able to compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:43
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Molecular Explorations

Students will be able to explain and carry out a simple process for separating DNA...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 18:25
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Head to Foot

The lesson begins with a broader introduction on new species discovered around...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 11:48
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A pink sea cucumber covered in small spike-like protrusions.
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Sea Cucumber: One Species at a Time

What reef animal comes in a rainbow of crazy colors, can throw out its stomach to...
Wed, 02/03/2010 - 03:20
Find out how you get two Giant Squid the size of a school bus from a fishing boat in Spain to a museum Washington, DC.
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Giant Squid: One Species at a Time

How do you get two dead giant squid the size of a school bus from a fishing boat in...
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 12:31
Image of two white sea shells with spirals.
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Sanibel Island Shells: One Species at a Time

Ari Daniel Shapiro is joined for this episode of One Species at a Time by serious...
Thu, 01/12/2012 - 15:01
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