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Colpidium: Rabbit of the Microcosm part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observations of Colpidium. It is written as a notebook entry tracing the activities of Colpidium in a sample collected from a ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Paramecium bursaria, It's Easy Being Green! part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observations of Paramecium bursaria. Written as a notebook entry, it discusses the relationship between P. bursaria and the ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Evolution, Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8)
Alien Emerges from Flying Saucer part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image-rich BioMedia article features a micro-naturalist's observation of Bryozoa. It covers the emergence of a hatchling from its case, as well as its movement, enlargement, budding, and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Principles
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Primarily through the use of engaging graphics, this resource outlines where Toxic and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) occur in U.S. waters. It also addresses the differences between toxic and non-toxic ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Principles, Habitats:Marine, Biology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), General Public, Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), General Public, Intermediate (3-5)
Eye in the sky: tracking harmful algal blooms with satellite remote sensing part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article details an effort to use satellite imagery to track harmful algal bloom (HAB) events. The article provides basic information about HABs, how the satellite imagery will track HABs, and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Food Webs:Microbial Food Webs, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Ocean Environments: Surface Waters, Coastal and Estuarine
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, General Public, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Hot-Water Worms May Use Bacteria as Shield part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Geographic news article highlights research being done to study the Pompeii worm (Alvinella pompejana), the most heat tolerant complex organism on Earth, and its microscopic symbionts. ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Benthic, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: High Pressure, Extremely Hot
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal:Hydrothermal Systems
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Mahogany Tides part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Smithsonian K-12 Education website provides a brief overview of mahogany tide (also known as red tide) events. These events are caused by dinoflagellates, a special type of phytoplankton, and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: High School (9-12), General Public, Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: High School (9-12), General Public, Middle (6-8), Intermediate (3-5)
Deep Sea Coring part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Ocean and Climate Change Institute module features a brief, but image-rich overview of ocean drilling and sediment analysis to determine paleoclimate (past climate). This site is the first of a ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), General Public, Informal, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), General Public, Informal, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Sedimentary Record Yields Several Centuries of Data part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Oceanus article discusses reconstructing past climates based on proxies in ocean sediment. It focuses on climate during the Little Ice Age and Medieval Warm Period based on foraminifera data ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Geoscience:Oceanography
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Deep Sea Floor/Abyssal
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14)
Hunting Dangerous Algae from Space part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image-rich NASA Earth Observatory article discusses how Ken Carder and his research team are using remote sensing data and offshore monitoring to find and track harmful algal blooms as they form ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Ocean Environments: Coastal and Estuarine, Surface Waters
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)