Students discover the difficulty involved in trying to isolate a target species by fisherman. They discuss this issue and its problems as a class. They examine how bycatching affects their lives.

Students build a soil erosion model to study the importance of soil conservation. They investigate how land forms from both constructive and destructive forces.

In this fossils activity, students will read about the hobby of fossil collecting and the tools needed for collecting fossils. Students will complete 3 short answer questions based on their reading.

Students describe the overall flow of the Gulf Stream, and explain how it affects biological communities in the North Atlantic Ocean.Students describe Gulf Stream rings, and explain how they are formed.Students be abl

Students determine how to use a quarter meter quadrant to find population density, relative density, frequency and how to calculate a diversity index while participating in a virtual field trip. They study how to establish a Correlation...

Students brainstorm to develop resource/reference charts for later use. they are introduced to Microsoft Word and to an internet movie site. They use prepared chart headings, to respond to questions posed on each chart such as: Where do...

For this English worksheet, students read "Japanese-Russian Peace Treaty Still Remote," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

Learners demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. They also investigate food eat to determine algae derivatives they contain.

Students work together to develop their own estuarine ecosystem in an aquarium. They observe the aquarium daily and record them in a notebook. They discuss the different interactions they see with the class.

Students explore the topic of oil pollution and how it affects the global ocean. They discuss oil spills in recent history and use problem solving skills to decide what strategies could be used to actually clean up an oil spill. Students...

Learners of all ages are introduced to the geography of Illinois. Depending on the grade level, they participate in different activities which allow them to discover Illinois in the past and present. They examine the animals and...

Learners, while researching the waters around southern Africa and viewing a video of the episode "Sharkland" from Thirteen's series NATURE, critique reliability of online resources and analyze the various components of a wiki. They...

Students study their role in eliminating ocean pollution and helping keep the oceans clean. In this environmental issues activity, students define pollution and brainstorm examples of ocean pollution. Students define biodegradable and...

Learners identify various aquatic wildlife species. In this biology lesson students collect clues about animals that live in wetland habitats. Learners rotate through several stations displaying particular animal species to collect their...

Pupils build a coral reef, then discover organisms that make up the ecosystem.

For this Paleozoic Era worksheet, students complete a 12 word crossword puzzle using given clues about the Paleozoic Era. Answers given on page 2.

In this science vocabulary worksheet, students read the names of science professionals. From three choices, students choose the correct definition for each word.

Students go on a Wave Scavenger Hunt on the Internet.

Students, assigned an alphabet letter, do research on a sea animal whose name begins with that assigned alphabet. All of the assignments then be turned into a class book.

For this math worksheet, students find the solutions to the math problems with the use of the graphs using the theme of coral reefs.

Students examine energy obtaining strategies that are used by organisms in deep reef communities.  In this ocean lesson students complete an isotope activity. 

Students identify the main parts of a coral reef. They describe a coral reef food chain.

In this science activity, students match each type of scientist listed in the left-had column to its correct description found in the right-hand column. There are 34 different scientists to match on the sheet.

Students describe short-term variations in oceanographic parameters in the Gulf Stream.  In this ocean habitats instructional activity students use satellite imagery to obtain information in the Gulf Stream.