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Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

Students learn the importance of monitoring endangered marine mammals like humpback...
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 11:26
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Collision Course

Students analyze maps of shipping lanes and whale sightings to devise a new...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:10
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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

Students describe alternative theories for arrival of first humans to come to...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:19
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WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:08
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The Best Hope for Northern Right Whales

Students engage in a simulation to see how whales can have trouble avoiding ships....
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 15:05
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How Raven Stole the Sun

Students will learn about the legend of the raven in the oral traditions and...
Tue, 11/24/2009 - 12:54
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Net Results

Students will study and replicate a model of the factors affecting fisheries...
Thu, 09/24/2009 - 17:39
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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S....
April 2018
This recently discovered hairy crab species (Kiwa hirsuta) has no eyes.
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The Census of Marine Life

Did you know that over 17,000 species thrive in the deep sea where no light...
April 2018
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