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Modeling the Gulf of Mexico

This middle school science curriculum contains five lesson plans related to ocean...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 13:57
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Bay Drift: Tracking Ocean Pollution

To introduce students to ocean currents and the transport of marine debris, spilled...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:40
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Oil, Oil Everywhere

Students will demonstrate the different methods used to clean up after an oil spill...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:36
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What Drives Ocean Currents?

Students will gain an understanding of how water density and salinity affect ocean...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:14
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oil Spill Cleanup Challenge

The goal of this activity is to get students thinking about oil in the ocean, and...
Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:10
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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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The Bone that Logs a Lifetime

Slice through the trunk of a tree and you reveal a pattern of rings that grow out...
December 2019
a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
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A Red Snapper's Ear Stone

Scientists use the ear stones as a way to age the fish. Also called otoliths, they...
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The Mud and Blood Cruise

The Weatherbird embarks on a two-week research cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Its...
Tue, 12/10/2019 - 11:33
A large, black instrument is hauled onto a ship's deck by researchers wearing hard hats and life vests.
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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...
March 2019
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REMUS the Robot

The REMUS autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) is equipped with many sensors,...
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Article

Five Methods for Tracking the Ocean's Motion

From the time of Aristotle until the European Renaissance, a roughly 1,000-year...
February 2019
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

Oysters are powerhouses of water filtration. In a single day, one oyster can filter...
December 2018

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