From the Top of the World...to the Bottom of the Food Web
www.bigelow.org/foodweb

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences


This resource, by the Bigelow Laboratory, is designed to help teachers and students discover linkages among marine ecology, phytoplankton, the behavior of light at the ocean surface, and satellite-derived ocean color data. On-line standards, based educational activities, explore the topics of phytoplankton, food webs, and algal blooms using microscopy and remote sensing data.


Subject: Biology, Ecology:Food Webs:Microbial Food Webs, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Water Column
Resource Type: Activities
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Ecology