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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Ocean Planet

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed website that was a companion to a 1995 traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian. Links to lesson plans and other educational materials are at the bottom of the page. Enter the exhibition to explore the world of the ocean.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dams

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Through eight lessons, students are introduced to many facets of dams, including their basic components, the common types (all designed to resist strong forces), their primary benefits (electricity generation, water supply, flood...
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swim to and From the Sea!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to the basic biology behind Pacific salmon migration and the many engineered Columbia River dam structures that aid in their passage through the river's hydroelectric dams. Students apply what they learn...
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Handout
Globio

Glossopedia: Rockhopper Penguins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Rockhopper penguins live in steep, rocky places. The only way they can get around on land is to hop from rock to rock. Rockhoppers grow about 46 cm tall - almost as high as an adult's knee. They are the smallest of the crested penguins....
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Nature: Ray

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The word "manta" means blanket in Spanish--and the Manta ray gets its name from its blanketlike appearance in the water. Learn all about their life cycle and habitat in text and pictures.
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EL Education

El Education: First Come the Eggs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
First Come the Eggs, a picture book for young readers, was created by 3rd grade students in Rochester, New York. This is a biography of Seth Green, the father of fish hatcheries in America. The research included the study of the life...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Facts About Daphnia (Water Fleas)

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the physical characteristics of Daphnia, their importance as a food source for freshwater fish, their diet, life cycle, and methods of reproduction. Offers tips for how to start and maintain a colony of Daphnia that can be used...
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Primary
Other

Pollution Probe: Mercury in the Environment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
High levels of mercury exposure can cause birth defects, permanent brain or kidney damage, and/or death. This resource focuses on the impacts of mercury in the environment. Learn how mercury can reap havoc on lakes and other aquatic...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Something's Fishy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] General information about fish, their common characteristics, life cycle, habitats, basic needs
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Interactive
The Franklin Institute

Marshall Elementary School: Ocean Games & Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 6th
Complete interactive word searches to find animals of the intertidal zone. Learn ocean facts by completing a crossword puzzle. Match up pieces of a puzzle to display the water cycle. And after learning all that information, test yourself...

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