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This
activity
is
designed
to
define
the
biotic
and
abiotic
characteristics
found
in
a
rocky
intertidal
ecosystem,
to
observe
interactions
between
select
living
organisms
and
between
themselves
and
their
environment,
and
analyze
which
environmental
and
competitive
factors
may
influence
the
particular
pattern
of
density,
diversity,
or
zonation
found
at
a
study
site.
The
transect
method
and
statistical
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In
this
activity
students
will
work
in
teams
to
investigate
the
impact
of
an
invasive
species
on
native
species,
using
the
six
classic
steps
for
solving
environmental
problems.
Teams
will
research
a
local
invasive
species
problem,
complete
an
experimental
design
plan,
write
clear
procedures
for
experimentation,
state
expected
results
and
conclusions,
and
work
together
to
determine
the
course
of
action
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In
this
activity,
students
will
explore
circulation
cells
in
the
vicinity
of
seamounts.
They
will
be
able
to
interpret
data
from
a
three-dimensional
array
of
current
monitors
to
infer
an
overall
pattern
of
water
circulation,
hypothesize
what
effect
an
observed
water
circulation
pattern
might
have
on
seamount
fauna
that
reproduce
by
means
of
floating
larvae,
and
describe
the
importance
of
measurements
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In
this
activity,
students
will
explore
the
fate
of
benthic
invertebrate
larvae
in
the
vicinity
of
seamounts.
They
will
review
field
data
to
evaluate
a
hypothesis
about
the
influence
of
a
water
circulation
cell
on
the
retention
of
benthic
invertebrate
larvae,
and
describe
some
potential
advantages
and
disadvantages
to
species
whose
larvae
are
retained.
They
will
also
be
able
to
describe
the
consequences
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This
activity
will
help
students
understand
the
complexity
of
ocean
exploration.
They
will
understand
the
technological
applications
and
capabilities
required
for
ocean
exploration
and
the
importance
of
teamwork
in
scientific
research
projects.
Students
will
also
develop
abilities
necessary
to
do
scientific
inquiry
as
they
work
together
to
fashion
research
equipment
from
common
materials.
In
addition
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In
this
activity,
students
will
explore
the
influence
of
microorganisms
on
geochemical
processes.
They
will
describe
how
microbial
metabolism
may
affect
the
dissolution
of
igneous
rocks,
define
and
explain
the
function
of
siderophores,
describe
at
least
two
ways
in
which
bacteria
may
utilize
iron,
and
explain
why
iron
availability
may
limit
biological
activity
even
though
it
is
extremely
abundant
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This
lesson
focuses
on
the
possible
release
of
methane
from
methane
hydrates
to
the
atmosphere
and
the
potential
impact
of
these
releases
on
global
warming,
particularly
how
they
might
be
involved
with
the
Cambrian
explosion
and
the
Paleocene
extinction
events.
Students
will
use
online
resources
to
research
these
events
and
to
learn
what
methane
hydrates
are
and
how
they
might
contribute
to
global
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This
lesson,
with
a
focus
on
the
effects
of
bottom
topography
on
currents,
helps
students
discover
how
water
currents
are
modified
by
physical
obstructions
within
the
flow.
During
this
activity,
students
will
be
able
to
describe
at
least
three
types
of
effects
that
physical
obstructions
may
have
on
water
flowing
past
the
obstructions,
explain
at
least
three
ways
in
which
current
flow
can
be
significant
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This
lesson
will
help
students
discover
how
structural
complexity
of
benthic
habitats
affects
the
biological
diversity
of
species
living
in
those
habitats.
Students
describe
the
significance
of
such
complexity
to
organisms
that
live
in
these
habitats
and
describe
at
least
three
attributes
of
benthic
habitats
that
can
increase
physical
complexity.
Students
will
give
examples
of
organisms
that
increase
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This
site
is
a
virtual
dive
off
of
the
Pacific
coast
to
explore
hydrothermal
ocean
vents.
It
is
hosted
by
the
ThinkQuest
Library
of
Entries,
a
collection
of
educational
websites
designed
by
participants
in
the
ThinkQuest
contests.
This
resource
discusses
where
the
vents
are,
what
they
are,
how
they
formed,
and
why
they
are
important.
The
fauna,
geology,
and
significance
of
these
'black
smokers'
is
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