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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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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 variety of corals cling to Manning Seamount, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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Seamounts, A Deep-Sea Habitat

Thousands of seamounts—most of them undersea volcanoes—tower above the muddy...
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 14:41
A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...
Tue, 01/06/2015 - 13:37
Mangrove roots provide an underwater habitat for many marine species.
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Mangroves: Photos of Plants and Animals

Mangrove is the name for a tree—and also for a complex ecosystem—that bridges...
Mon, 09/29/2014 - 11:48
A raindrop falls into a surface oil slick treated with chemical dispersant.
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After the Oil Spill: Research Projects in the Gulf of Mexico with GoMRI

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was formed as a 10-year independent...
Fri, 01/23/2015 - 13:11
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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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