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Ocean
Planet's
six
lesson
plans
are
adapted
from
several
themes
in
the
Smithsonian
Institution
exhibition
created
to
share
with
the
public
what
recent
research
has
revealed
about
the
oceans
and
to
encourage
ocean
conservation.
"Sea
Secrets"
explores
ocean
geography;
"Sea
Connections"
looks
at
the
plants
and
animals
that
live
in
different
marine
ecosystems.
"Ocean
Market"
identifies
and
values
many
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
identify
specifically
how
one's
own
region
is
connected
with
others,
and
to
discover
the
interconnected
nature
of
the
Earth's
regions
as
systems.
Students
brainstorm
about
the
nature
of
connections
between
their
region
and
others,
across
oceans
and
on
different
continents.
On
a
black-line
map
of
the
world,
they
trace
possible
pathways
of
water
and
wind
currents
from
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
familiarity
with
interactions
among
the
major
components
of
the
Earth
system
at
the
global
scale.
Students
brainstorm
about
the
nature
of
connections
between
their
region
and
others,
across
oceans
and
on
different
continents.
On
a
black-line
map
of
the
world,
they
trace
possible
pathways
of
water
and
wind
currents
from
their
part
of
the
continent
to
other
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
show
how
graphs
of
GLOBE
data
over
time
show
the
interconnectedness
of
Earth's
system
components
at
the
local
level.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
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The
purpose
of
this
resource
is
to
develop
the
best
possible
representation
of
the
study
site
as
a
system.
Students
visit
a
study
site,
where
they
observe
and
recall
their
existing
knowledge
of
air,
water,
soil,
and
living
things
to
make
a
list
of
interconnections
among
the
four
Earth
system
components.
They
make
predictions
about
the
effects
of
a
change
in
a
system,
inferring
ways
these
changes
affect
...
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This
site
is
based
at
Reading
Memorial
High
School
in
Reading,
MA.
It
features
general
information
defining
and
describing
vernal
pools
as
a
habitat
type,
including
an
illustrated
cartoon
series.
Resources
for
educators
and
students
include
suggestions
for
classroom
and
field
trip
activities,
examples
of
school
projects,
field
guides,
and
teacher
resources
such
as
workshops.
While
this
site
contains
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This
site
presents
two
case
studies
regarding
the
Wheeling
Creek
area
of
West
Virginia.
The
scenario
asks
students
to
research
problems
and
come
up
with
answers
to
a
ficticious
local
water
board's
concerns
over
water
quality
in
the
watershed.
The
site
provides
students
with
extensive,
yet
easy
to
understand
background
information
on
the
following
topics:
Importance
of
Water,
Water
Cycle,
Hydrosphere,
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Know
Your
Watershed
is
a
coordinated
national
effort
to
encourage
the
formation
of
local,
voluntary
watershed
partnerships
and
help
assure
that
these
partnerships
successfully
attain
their
goals.
This
site
provides
a
portal
to
a
variety
of
information
and
resources
related
to
watersheds.
Links
are
provided
to
National
and
state
watershed
sites
and
sites
that
allow
users
to
build
a
local
watershed
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This
document
describes
the
functions
and
values
of
wetlands,
and
includes
keywords
and
illustrations.
Wetlands
have
received
wastewater
discharges
from
many
different
situations
in
the
past,
but
only
recently
have
they
been
recognized
as
potentially
cost-efficient
treatment
systems.
They
can
effectively
remove
or
convert
large
quantities
of
pollutants
from
point
sources
(municipal
and
industrial
...
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This
site
was
created
by
a
group
of
fourteen
students
as
a
combined
project
between
Utah
State
University's
"Academic
Adventures"
and
the
Mount
Logan
Middle
School
"Celebrate
Youth"
Program
as
part
of
a
class
called
"Take-it-Outside."
It
provides
a
good
overview
of
wetlands
at
a
level
that
is
appropriate
for
young
people
and
the
general
public.
Individual
sections
cover
types
of
wetlands,
habitats,
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