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Fungus Jeopardy
In this fungus worksheet, learners identify different types of fungus given certain characteristics. Students are challenged to write their own fungus question.
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Ocean Market
Learners identify some consumer goods that come from the ocean.
They classify these items into groups, identify their source, and calculate the cost of buying such goods.
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Oceanography
Fourth graders explore the importance of oceans in supporting life on earth and identify resources obtained from the ocean.
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Oceanography: Understanding the Relationship Among Ocean Food Chains
Fourth graders explore relationships among organisms involved in ocean food chains to investigate interdependence of the organisms.
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Is Your Water Clean?
Students compare water quality of different sources. They test water samples for odor, phosphates, pH, bacteria, and dissolved solids. they fill out a data table and answer questions about their findings.
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Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbe Analysis in a Subarctic Setting
Students investigate the relationships between protozoa, algae and monera in freshwater, shoreline soil, and reindeer rumen. They publish reports of their findings.
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Harmful Algal Blooms in Full Bloom
Students calculate the total percentage of samples from the data on the graphs. For this marine science lesson, students analyze the concentration levels over a period of time. They suggest ways to lessen the effect of these blooms.
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Fungi and Plants
In this biology worksheet, learners identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to fungi and plants. There are 31 biology terms located in the word search.
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Algae
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to algae. There are 54 biology terms located in the word search.
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Kingdoms of All Living Things
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the kingdoms of all living things found on earth. There are 24 biology terms located in the word search.
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Classification
For this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the classification of living things. There are 32 biology terms located in the word search.
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Diversity of Microorganisms
In this biology activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the diversity of microorganisms from A to Z. There are 39 biology terms located in the word search.
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How Clean is that Water?
Pupils conduct a water quality experiment on a local stream using benthic organisms as a water quality indicator. Based on the results from the experiment, students determine how engineers use this background information to make...
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Microworlds in Waterways Around You Home
Students explore the concept that different waterways support different organisms. After completing experiments, students predict what life-forms exist in each waterway in their area. They research how humans impact the habitat of other...
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Let it Grow and See What Happens
Middle schoolers participate in an experiment in which they try to stop algae from growing. In groups, they develop a hypothesis and test it while making changes to the experiment along the way. They make observations and organize...
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Testing Growth of Algae
Students participate in an experiment in which they test the growing rate of algae. They test the algae in different elements recording their observations. They share their results with the class and discuss.
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Water Quality and Nitrates & Phosphates
Students examine the effects of nitrates and phosphates on the dissolved oxygen levels in different water sources. In this series of 3 lessons, they consider the reasons for nitrate and phosphate level increases and their effects on...
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Is There Seaweed/Algae in Your Food?
Students discover that seaweed/algae is a small part of the resources the oceans provide. By investigating common household products, students discover that human senses are not enough to detect the presence of seaweed/algae in food.
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Ciese: Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue? [Pdf]
A 95-page learning module that integrates biology, chemistry, and engineering. It includes in-class labs, virtual labs, and engineering design activities. Working with algae, students learn about and investigate how photosynthesis,...
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Phaeophyceae, the Brown Algae
Structure and metabolism of the brown algae; reproduction, classification, ecology, and uses of brown algae.
University of California
Ucmp: Green Algae
UC Berkeley offers good examples of green algae. Definition of green algae, habitat, various types of green algae, fossil record, ecology, and morphology.
University of South Florida
Project Oceanography: Red Tide and Harmful Algal Blooms [Pdf]
Lesson plans and experiments to investigate organisms that cause Red Tide, and diseases that are caused by harmful algal blooms. Background information is provided.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Too Much of a Good Thing? Effects of Fertilizer on Algal Growth
Algae is a good thing, but too much is a bad thing. In this environmental science fair project, grow algae in several concentrations of fertilizer and observe its effect on algal growth.
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Science Buddies: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Chesapeake Bay
Harmful algal blooms occur when algae, which form the base of the ocean food web, grow in massive numbers and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds. In this project you will learn how to...