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Marine video programs designed to enhance science education in middle schools. Broad range of ocean science topics, participating teachers can download teaching guides. Archived program packets are downloadable as pdf files. Fees apply for purchase of videos.
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Classroom activities based on how scientists study active volcanoes on the deep ocean floor. Activities include: locating an earthquake epicenter, recording geological and biological information during an ocean floor traverse, creating cross-section profiles of the ocean floor, and graphing seafloor data. Resources include videos and teacher guides.
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Comments and Teaching Tips
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Module
covering
Earth's
three
fluid
spheres:
oceans,
atmosphere
and
cryosphere
(glaciers).
An
event
seen
in
each
sphere
illustrates
processes
and
concepts:
El
Nino
events
for
oceans;
thunderstorm
formation
for
atmosphere;
and
global
temperature
change
impacts
on
glaciers.
Concepts
covered
include:
properties
of
air,
water,
ice
as
fluids;
flow
of
energy
and
matter
between
spheres;
short
and
long-term
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Downloadable
electronic
version
of
a
section
of
a
book
of
the
same
title;
a
naturalist's
approach
to
understanding
the
environment
of
that
region.
A
searchable
summary
includes
brief
introduction,
list
of
headings,
keyword
list,
and
cross-references
to
other
sections.
Benthic
habitats
are
composed
of
a
variety
of
sediment
types
and
are
exposed
to
a
wide
range
of
water
conditions,
leading
to
the
development
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Unit
provides
teachers
with
background
and
recommended
activities
for
classroom,
group
and
individual
levels.
Case
study
set
in
Samoa
describes
impacts
of
waste
on
the
local
environment,
especially
fragile
mangrove
areas.
Study
outlines
actions
to
manage
household
waste
and
protect
the
mangroves
from
further
harm.
Student
activities
include
brainstorming
and
discussions
about
sources
and
impacts
of
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The
lessons
at
this
website
were
prepared
to
introduce
5th-8th
grade
students
to
the
fundamental
principles
of
the
earth's
atmosphere:
history,
composition,
and
structure.
Includes
three
pages
of
information
and
features
to
allow
for
exploration
and
expansion
of
current
knowledge.
In
addition,
there
are
four
activities
to
develop
performance
skills,
not
only
in
science,
but
in
math
and
language
arts
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Four
teaching
units
show
how
NASA
satellites
measure
ocean
productivity.
Topics
cover:
marine
food
web
from
producers
to
consumers
and
decomposers;
phytoplankton
diversity,
classification
and
adaptations;
studying
photosynthesis
with
technology,
from
microscopes
to
satellites;
and
biology
of
algal
blooms.
Units
include:
background,
lesson
plans
using
on-line
data
or
instructions
for
classroom
and
...
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This
collaborative
project
uses
sand
to
teach
an
earth
science
unit,
engaging
science,
language
arts,
math
and
other
skills.
Explains
sand
origins
and
composition,
provides
mineralogy
background
and
sand
analysis
worksheet
for
students.
Compares
sands
worldwide,
with
sites
from
different
countries
and
an
extensive
gallery
of
sand
microphotography.
Includes
audio
recordings
and
explanations
of
musical
...
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Teaching activity about El Nino, how it forms, and its effects on the weather of the world. Includes background information, data, applications, and additional activities. Links to related sites, as well as a wealth of similar NOAA lessons covering a variety of marine and environmental science topics.
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University
of
South
Florida
scientists
have
teamed
with
teachers
to
design
lesson
plans
based
on
current
ocean
research.
Topics
include:
coral
reefs,
sea
level
rise
and
shoreline
erosion,
harmful
algal
blooms,
El
Nino,
natural
disasters,
using
real-time
data
to
study
ocean
conditions,
and
studying
the
ocean
from
space.
Each
unit
contains
a
student-friendly
background
article,
one
or
more
classroom
...
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