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This Life Stinks
Students study how organisms that live in cold seep communities get energy from methane. In this organism lesson plan students write a brief report and identify oxidation reduction reactions and explain if these are dependent of...
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One Tough Worm
Young scholars explain the process of chemosynthesis and its relevance to biological communities. In this investigative lesson students discuss chemosynthetic communities, then in groups they are assigned a species and are to calculate...
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Animals of the Fire Ice
Students study ice worms and describe how they interact with other species. In this methane hydrate instructional activity students study ice worms and hydrate shrimp to learn their behavior and can participate in an optional activity.
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What's the Big Deal?
Students explore and define methane hydrates and describe ways that it can impact their own lives. In this methane hydrate lesson students create a molecular model and research methane hydrate.
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One Tough Worm
Students explain the process of chemosynthesis. They are able to explain the relevance of chemosynthesis to biological communities in the vicinity of cold seeps.