Personal Perspectives

Summer Beach Reads

Memorial Day is nearly upon us. We thought it'd be a good time to think about our...

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Seeing with Sound: Acoustic monitoring of beaked whales

When compared to dolphins and large baleen whales, beaked whales lose a bit of the...

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How do Humpback Whales Feed?

The activity covers feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also teaches how...

Citizens of the Sea

The incredible variety of marine life—in numbers, body form, behavior, and...

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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...

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Still Blue After a Century of Ocean Science and Exploration

This year marks 100 years since the National Museum of Natural History opened its...

Marine Snow: A Staple of the Deep

Snow on land can make some people grumpy, but the magical-looking flakes and a...

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Trophic relationships in Arctic marine ecosystems

In this activity, students will be able to describe how ratios of stable nitrogen...

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Where Have All the Glaciers Gone?

Students will describe how climate change is affecting sea ice, vegetation, and...

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Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Students will learn via experimentation that ice formations on land will cause a...

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It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

In this introductory activity, students analyze core sample data to identify...

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The Puzzle of Ice Age Americans

Students describe alternative theories for arrival of first humans to come to...