SITES WITH RELATED CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES

Ozone and Phytoplankton

Summary: Students use the food web game to see which marine organisms will survive UV-B radiation in Antarctica. http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/human/ozonephyto.html

Microfishing Lesson Plan

Summary: Students use a simple method to collect living microorganisms from aquatic environments and develop skills in microscopy observation. http://www.sea.edu

Viewing Phytoplankton from Space

Summary: Use satellite imagery to view concentrations of phytoplankton. Students can examine seasonal changes in water temperature and phytoplankton concentrations or link together a series of images to examine change over time. http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/summary.html

Testing Sunscreens

Summary: Students test the effectiveness of six types of sunscreens with different SPF factors. http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/esi/1998/r/health/sunscreenlab.html

Life in the Ocean

Summary: This site offers a variety of lessons ranging from constructing a plankton net to conducting an experiment to create an algal "bloom". http://www.intandem.com/NewPrideSite/Asia/Lesson7/Lesson7_Tchr.html

Sea Connections

Summary: Students divide into teams and play a card game to identify producers and consumers from four marine ecosystems. Students then construct a food chain or food web for their specific marine ecosystem and list some of the human activities that can upset the balance in marine ecosystems. http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/currkits/ocean/connect/proced.html

Demonstration of Chlorophyll Fluorescence

Summary: The student will see how photons not used during photosynthesis are released as fluorescence in green plants. http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/esi/1999/princeton/projects/uv/classroom.html

Ocean Planet Interdisciplinary Marine Science Activities

Summary: Ocean Planet has six lesson plans. "Sea Secrets" explores ocean geography; "Sea Connections" looks at the plants and animals that live in different marine ecosystems. "Ocean Market" identifies and values many products of the seas. "Pollution Solution" examines the effects of an environmental crisis. "Stranded Along the Coast" explores both natural and human causes of animal strandings. Finally, "Reflections on the Sea" explores the influence of oceans on language and literature. http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/scilist2.html

Evaluating Water Quality by Counting Critters

Summary: Students will collect stream debris samples, locate, identify and sort macroinvertebrates within the samples, and evaluate water quality based on species diversity and population. http://bellnetweb.brc.tamus.edu/gis/evalwater.htm

ACTIVITY BOOKS

Sea Searcher’s Handbook: Activities from the Monterey Bay Aquarium

    By: Pam Armstrong (Editor), Monterey Bay Aquarium

The Down By the Sea Activity Book

    By: Karen Aspinwall. (June 1993)

The Ocean Book: Aquarium and Seaside Activities and Ideas for All Ages

    By: Center for Marine Conservation Staff

Our Oceans: Experiments and Activities in Marine Science

    By: Paul Fleisher, Patricia A. Keeler. (September 1995)

Exploring the Oceans: Science Activities for Kids

    By: Anthony D. Fredericks, et al. (September 1998)

Marine Biology and Oceanography Experiments & Activities/Teacher’s Pack

    By: Carol L. Matthews, Douglas L. Matthews (1991)

Bill Nye the Science Guy’s: Big Blue Ocean

    By: Bill Nye, et al. Library Binding (September 1999)

Ocean Currents: Marine Science Activities

    By: Craig Strang, et al. (2000)