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What a Day for Ocean Microbes

For most of us, the term “marine organism” brings to mind images of fishes,...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 13:28
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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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What is El Nino?

This activity explores the potential for climate variability and change to trigger...
Fri, 03/19/2010 - 14:51
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Microscopic Hitchhiking

This lesson plan develops concepts on food webs and ecological relationships,...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 14:00
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Microbes and Climate

This activity is meant to provide students with an understanding of how microbes...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 13:50
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Microbes and the Marine Food Web

Food webs demonstrate complex feeding relationships among species in an ecosystem...
Mon, 07/08/2019 - 13:22
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It’s Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

In this introductory activity, students analyze core sample data to identify...
Mon, 03/15/2010 - 14:56
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Wreck Detectives

Students utilize a grid system to document the location of artifacts recovered from...
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 12:08
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Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, surveying oiled sargassum seaweed in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Two Years Later

On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the oil-drilling rig Deepwater Horizon caused...
Fri, 04/20/2012 - 17:39
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
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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