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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • Calling All Explorers

    / NOAA Ocean Explorer

    Students research and write about what it means to be an ocean explorer, both modern and historic. Students describe the nature of the ocean and ocean exploration. Students meet science mentors and role models online. For more information: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.

    Grades: 6-8, 9-12

  • Mapping the Ocean Floor

    Stefanie Frump / COSEE-Central Gulf of Mexico

    After an introduction in which students try to identify hidden objects by the sounds they make when shaken in a box, students use string to map a model ocean floor by taking depth readings to simulate sonar.

    Grades: 3-5

  • Molecular Explorations

    / NOAA Ocean Service

    Students will be able to explain and carry out a simple process for separating DNA from tissue samples and complex mixtures. Students will also be able to explain the process of restriction enzyme analysis.

    For more information
    http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.

    Grades: 9-12

  • Splash – Monitoring Humpback Whales

    / NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Program/National Geographic

    Students learn the importance of monitoring endangered marine mammals like humpback whales and how monitoring can help marine conservation efforts.

    For more information:
    http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education and
    http://www.ngsednet.org/community/index.cfm?community_id=128.

    Grades: 6-8

  • WebQuest: Sensory Biology and the Plight of the Right Whales

    Drs. Jill C. Fegley and Sara M. Lindsay / University of Maine Lindsey Lab

    This lesson introduces high school students (grades 9-12) to the topic of sensory perception in the marine environment. The WebQuest introduces the role of acoustic cues in ocean ecology and challenges students to determine if acoustic warning devices are useful tools to prevent right whale fishing gear entanglements and ship strikes in the Gulf of Maine.

    Grades: 9-12

  • Why Do We Explore the Ocean?

    / NOAA Ocean Explorer

    Students will be able to discuss why scientists believe there are important undiscovered features and processes in Earth’s ocean; discuss at least three motives that historically have driven human exploration; explain why ocean exploration is relevant to climate change; and discuss at least three benefits that might result from ocean exploration. For more information http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov.

    Grades: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12