Science at home: Curriculum and resources
MBARI has gathered some educational resources that may be useful to parents and students while sheltering in place.
Keyword: Eye-in-the-Sea
Critter Characteristics
This activity encourages students to apply their knowledge of natural selection, ocean life, and ocean zones to observe and analyze the unique adaptations needed by organisms that exist in the deep ocean.
Appearances are Deceiving
This lesson is intended to introduce students to selection processes that govern convergent evolution. Students will focus on analogous physical and behavioral characteristics of organisms that are found in the deep ocean and how these characteristics are adaptive to this environment. Additionally students will discuss the analogous nature of the chemicals that produce bioluminescence and […]
Observing Deeply
Animals and plants have a great variety of body plans and internal structures that contribute to their being able to make or find food and reproduce. Scientists use technology to help them answer questions about the organisms they can’t readily access. In this activity, students will explore how animals in the deep sea are adapted […]
Who’s New in the Deep Sea?
This activity helps familiarize students with the technology and methods scientists use to study the deep sea, and teaches students how technology informs scientists about remote environments. Based on observation, students make possible connections between organisms and their habitat using near-real-time data via ORCA’s Eye-in-the-Sea (EITS) underwater camera system. Further, they are encouraged to pose […]
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About MBARI
Research programs at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) encompass the entire ocean, from the surface waters to the deep seafloor, and from the coastal zone to the open sea. The need to understand the ocean in all its complexity and variability drives MBARI's research and development efforts.