Students explore star lines and constellations that ancient Hawaiians used for navigation, and create star charts.

Learners, in groups, research the four main theories of Polynesian settlement. They review these hypotheses, research any conducted experiments and present their findings to the class in a creative way.

Sea explorers and scientists have found that because of temperatures being two to three degrees Celsius at the bottom of the ocean, most animals are lethargic in order to conserve energy. In this web quest, pairs of learners read about...

Students explore parts of the Hawaiian Islands to get a examine the exotic invasion, and see what challenges the natives face in reclaiming their territory. They identify the changes in the environment that have been the hardest on the...

Students become history detectives as they research, and later discuss, various theories about Rapa Nui. They study written language using symbols and create their own symbol language.

Students list data collected by marine buoys and the different kinds of moored buoys. They describe how data is transmitted worldwide. They explain the difference between near shore and offshore air and water temperatures.

Seventh graders research the Internet and the given websites to complete this lesson.  For this investigating natural disasters lesson students complete several activities about natural disasters.