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Curated OER

Exploring the Water Cycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The water cycle is one of earth's most easily observable processes, but demonstrating each step within classroom walls can be a challenge. Through a series of videos and quick demonstrations, cover each aspect of the hydrologic cycle in...
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Curated OER

Hawaii's Freshwater Animals - Species Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore biology by creating a report for the class. For this oceanography lesson, students research and identify the survival characteristics of a list of freshwater animals by utilizing the Internet and library. Students...
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Wilderness Classroom

Ocean Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Our oceans are composed of many complex relationships. Young oceanographers explore relationships between organisms, understand the world ocean's currents, and discover the effects of water pollution and how it behaves. There are...
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Exploratorium

Descartes' Diver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pique interest in water pressure, demonstrate buoyancy, and explore water displacement concepts with a homemade Cartesian diver. You may want to change the name of the toy, however, as is is not documented the Rene Descartes...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Webcast: Live Deep Sea Exploration via E/v Nautilus

For Students 9th - 10th
Oceanographer Dr. Bob Ballard is interviewed in a webcast to highlight the purpose and experiences of his deep sea explorations. Ballard has teams on a ship studying in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean researching hydrothermal...
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The Franklin Institute

In Quiry Almanack: Undersea and Oversee

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Dive into a greater understanding of the oceans by tagging along on this exploration of the oceans.