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Lessons in Development: 2012

1

Get Your Feet Wet! Intro to Water Quality

18 Jul 2017

Students are introduced to the concept of water quality by examining real data. Then assess the impact of temperature on other water quality indicators. The lesson is intended to be an introduction to water quality, and followed by further exploration of water quality indicators and environmental aspects of hydrology in general. During the lesson the […]

2

Mystery of the Disappearing Sand

18 Jul 2017

Students will explore the effects of wind, waves, and currents in the ocean as they move sediments and contribute to erosion of coastal areas. They will explore the pros and cons of beach replenishment and its effects on marine life.

3

Go With the Flow

18 Jul 2017

Students will learn how to interpret data and demonstrate an understanding of how ocean floor topography influences the ocean’s currents. Background material and useful websites may be provided to assist higher level students in synthesizing current scientific research being used to project trends in current data and models.

4

Hurricanes and Hatchlings Don’t Mix

18 Jul 2017

The overlap of hurricanes and nesting seasons in the southeastern US is a threat to the survival of sea turtle nests. Students will explore real time data to understand the relationship between storms and nesting success. They will be analyzing datasets within the SECOORA website and drawing conclusions that will enable them to predict future […]

5

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Watching BOB Float Away

18 Jul 2017

This activity provides a citizens science approach for instituting a long-term water quality monitoring program using BOB or e-BOB. Basic Observation Buoys (BOB) provide a cost-effective means for students to design, construct, and deploy a moored or drifting data collection system that can be used to monitor four water quality parameters: Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Conductivity, […]

6

Tracking Your Trash

18 Jul 2017

Students at ECHS will explore the Lumber Watershed that includes the local Carolina Bay Lake Waccamaw. (This lesson can be adapted to any school location by determining (teacher or students) which watershed the community belongs). Students will use a N.C. watershed map (http://216.27.39.101/Plan/NC_River_Basins_Map.htm) to find their community’s watershed. Students will determine their connection to the […]

7

Art and Ocean Literacy

18 Jul 2017

Why is the ocean important? This unit asks Visual Art students to approach the study of the ocean and its importance from their perspective and to highlight one or more answers.. It asks students to address the real importance of our world’s ocean, using real data and information to inform their creative expression and to […]

8

Tools of the Trade

18 Jul 2017

Students will investigate the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and better understand the technologies of our ocean and coastal environments. Students will explore a card sort and identify various ocean observing tools and their function, analyze data output, and apply relevant media news coverage. Students will investigate how all components of the integrated ocean observing […]

9

Catching the Wandering Eel

18 Jul 2017

In this lesson, students will pretend they are eel fisherfolk—they will need to decide when, using historical records and real-time data, to set their nets to catch the either leaving adults or the returning juveniles. Students will gather the historic data on salinity from charts and read current water quality parameters, particularly salinity, dissolved oxygen, […]

10

Oh How, Oh How Does Your Gag Grouper Grow?

18 Jul 2017

Students will be able to understand the life cycle of the Gag Grouper either by communicating with a primary grade classroom OR by viewing a background Prezi. They will then discuss the variables that affect the gag groupers chance of survival. Finally students will both use available on-line data to document the best chances for […]

11

Atlantic Ocean vs. Pacific Ocean: What Do You Know?

28 Jul 2016

What do you really know about the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? What are their similarities? Differences? Remembering that energy from the sun causes differential heating on Earth, students will be analyzing real-time data from the East Coast (SECOORA) and West Coast (NANOOS) to compare these two oceans. Essential questions students will explore include information about […]

12

Surf, Swim or Stay Home

28 Jul 2016

Students will explore and analyze real time data from various websites to determine if it would be a great idea for them to go surfing, swim or stay at home.

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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.


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