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Lighting Up the Sea part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Geographic lesson plan explores bioluminescent organisms in the sea. In this activity, students explore the benefits of bioluminescence by conducting a simulation and viewing pictures ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Water Column
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Surface Waters
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity
Ocean Environments: Deep Waters, Surface Waters
Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Can we revive Lake Erie's "Dead Zone?" part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Biology, Microbiology
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: Anoxic
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Activities:Lab Activity
Extreme Environments: Anoxic
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Clam Review part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Cornell University website features a virtual clam dissection. Four high-resolution images � intact clam, inner surface of valve, overview of clam with left valve removed, and overview of ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Biology, Microbiology
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
BioMedia Associates: Learning Programs for Biology part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site provides photographs, animations, essays, teaching resources, multimedia, and other information about biological systems and organisms. It features a monthly contest and quiz in which ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Diversity, Biology
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Collection, Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Collection, Scientific Resources:Collection, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: Informal, General Public, College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5)
Digging Up the Dirt on Soil Microbes part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This hands-on exercise introduces students, grades K-8, to the idea of soil as a habitat for many different organisms, links between the biological adaptation of an organism and the physical demands ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution, Ecology:Metabolism, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Evolution:Principles, Biology:Diversity, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Microscopy, Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Field Activity:Importation of field observations into the classroom
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5), Primary (K-2)
Microbial Mat Education Page part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This NASA educational page features Earth's Earliest Ecosystems in the Classroom: a web site dedicated to the use of microbial mats to illustrate and demonstrate general principles of scientific ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Biofilms, Biology:Astrobiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Bibliography, Activities, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Bibliography, Activities, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Collaboration via Slime Mold part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This hands-on activity gives students the opportunity to use skills and concepts developed in a unit on cells with an unknown organism. They are asked to design and complete a controlled experiment ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Microscopy, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Culturing Methods
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Growing Slime Mold part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a short activity for growing the slime mold Physarum polycephalum. It includes materials needed, a three-step procedure, and helpful tips. The site is part of the Turbulent Landscapes exhibit ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Culturing Methods
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Informal, Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Informal, Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Making Connections Between Genes and Diseases part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This well-developed high school activity asks students to apply previously learned knowledge about chromosomes, DNA, RNA, genes, genome, DNA, transcription, translation, protein expression, and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Evolution:Bioinformatics
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
'Black Smokers' WebQuest: An Internet WebQuest on Hydrothermal Vents part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website contains a black smokers WebQuest where students in groups investigate one aspect of the science of black smokers. The WebQuest provides a separate list of links for each research role, ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Geoscience:Hydrology, Oceanography:Biological, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Tectonics, Geochemistry, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Biology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Chemical
Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Project:Independent Research
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Mid-ocean Ridge, Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities:Project:Investigative Case Studies, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Project:Independent Research
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Mid-ocean Ridge, Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)