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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Human and Animal Habitats

For Students 3rd - 6th
An interactive learning game where students answer whether or not certain environments would be suitable for different animals. Printable worksheets are available for review at the end of the activity.
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Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Physics Project: Plankton and Ocean Current

For Students 9th - 10th
This c.o.o.l. Project focuses on tiny sea plankton and how they move in the oceans. Follow the scientific process outlined on the left, calculate and collect data to form your own predictions.
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Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Biology Project: Gone Fishing

For Students 9th - 10th
In this C.o.o.l. project, you are given a task to complete. You will predict where fish should be found in a specific region.Follow the steps of the scientific process outlined on the left menu bar. Useful educational tool for both...
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Boise State University

Boise State University: Hadalpelagic Zone

For Students 1st - 9th
View images and learn facts about this zone found deep in the ocean.
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Boise State University

Boise State University: Ocean Exploration: Abyssopelagic (Abyssal) Zone

For Students 1st - 9th
Learn about the very cold, dark region of the ocean known as the abyss. Includes information on the origin of the name of this ocean zone, as well as information on its depth and animal life.
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Other

Winston Salem/forsyth Schools: Neritic Zone

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This 25-page teacher resource (Word document) offers information and discussion questions on the ocean's neritic zone.
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Other

National Resources Defense Council: Your Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about issues that are major threats to the health of our oceans; read personal stories of how these threats affect people whose lives are connected to these valuable resources. Includes possible solutions and things you can do to...
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries: Noaa: Teachers: Middle School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This resource provides a middle school curriculum on the topic of estuaries. Includes a PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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NOAA

Noaa: Estuaries 101 Curriculum: Port to Port

For Students 6th - 8th
Many people depend on the estuary to earn a living. Meet a Louisiana man who makes his living by harvesting crabs and shrimp, and is worried about the health of the estuary. Includes downloadable teacher guide and student materials.
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Oregon Zoo

Oregon Zoo: Southern Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know the facts, behavior, breeding habits, and conservation of the southern sea otter who lives in the marine ecosystem.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Planet Ocean: The Ocean

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is a one-page introduction to oceans. It provides a basic overview of Ocean life, size, and benefits.
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Other

Reef Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
Reef Relief is a nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve and protect living coral ecosystems. Learn more about coral and why it needs to be saved.
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Other

Niwa: Estuaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to understand the ecosystem of the estuaries or learn how estuaries are formed? This site contains information about estuaries to help you answer the questions above and more. Learn about the types of estuaries, their ecological and...
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Swirling Seas of Plastic Trash

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the multitude of plastic trash scientists have found on a beach in Hawaii and in the oceans. Explains what a gyre is, and how plastic trash gets trapped in the eye of a gyre. Looks at the serious impact plastic materials have...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Something's Fishy About That Fertilizer

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that when you use fertilizer in your garden, it can eventually reach a lake, stream, or pond? There are many different chemicals present in fertilizers. Learn how they affect the aquatic organisms in the ecosystem within...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Lewis Pugh Swims Antarctica's Icy Ross Sea

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article reports on activist Lewis Pugh's daring swims across the Ross Sea to bring awareness to the need for a marine protection area in the pristine region. Includes video.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Sound for Sight

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Echolocation is the ability to orient by transmitting sound and receiving echoes from objects in the environment. As a result of a Marco-Polo type activity and subsequent lesson, students learn basic concepts of echolocation. They use...
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: The Decline of North American Freshwater Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
An article addressing the need of immediate action to repair damages of declining life in the ecosystems of North American inland bodies of water.
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Other

Wet Web Media: Crinoids

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site on everything you need to know about crinoids, including species, types, environmental conditions, ecosystems, and pictures.
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Other

Florida.com: Division of Historical Resources: Archaeology: Galleon Trail

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1733 a fleet of many ships set sail from Havana for Spain. After a bout of wind changes and bad weather most of the ships were swamped or sunk covering a span of approximately 80 miles in the Florida Keys. The shipwrecks created many...
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Nature Conservancy

Nature Conservancy: Planet Earth: Oceans and Coasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Compilation of the Nature Conservancy's content about the ecology of oceans and coasts. Emphasis is on the biodiversity of these habitats and the human impact on the animal and plant life that live in our oceans and on our coasts.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Investigating Behavior of Krill

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab activity, students use brine shrimp as a substitute for krill to investigate how changes in environmental factors affect behavioral responses of krill in the unique environment of Antarctica.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Water Biomes

For Students 1st - 8th
Discover the types of water biomes.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Deep Sea O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip over this interactive OLogy card to find fast facts, questions and answers, and similar bite-size pieces of information about the deep sea and the creatures that live there.

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